Iranian authorities have revoked the filming permit of an internationally acclaimed director over his support for dissident filmmakers. Asghar...
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Israel: History textbook banned
The Education Ministry has banned a history textbook that includes both the Israeli and Palestinian narrative of the Middle East conflict. The...
Hossein Derakhshan may face death penalty
Following reports this week that Hossein Derakhshan, the “blogfather”, may face the death penalty, his friend Sandrine Murcia writes about why he decided to return to Iran
Egypt: Defamation case against activists withdrawn
A judge who was suing two activists and a blogger with defamation, blackmail and "abuse of the Internet service" has withdrawn the lawsuit. Gamal...
Iran: Human rights activist and journalist gets six years
Iran has sentenced a human rights activist, Shiva Nazar Ahari who is the founder of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters in Tehran, to six years...
Bahrain: Blogger Ali Abdulemam arrested
Blogger, author and founder of Bahrain's BahrainOnline forum, Ali Abdulemam was arrested on 4 September by Bahraini authorities for allegedly...
Iraq: TV presenter shot dead
Iraqi television presenter, Riad al-Saray was shot today as he was leaving his home in Baghdad by unknown gunmen. He presented religious and...
Iran: Free speech lawyer arrested
A free speech defender and lawyer who has represented imprisoned journalists, Nasrin Sotoudeh, was arrested on 5 September on charges of...
Iraq inquiry: Campbell propaganda unit wrote early WMD dossier
New evidence points to the spin doctor’s influence on the case for the Iraq war. Chris Ames reports
Iran: Three newspapers closed and one journalist sentenced
Three newspapers have been closed and a jail sentence has been imposed on one journalist in the past few days. The Commission for Press...