Prominent Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al Khawaja has been serving a life sentence since April 2011 for his involvement in...
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India: Two journalists murdered in space of two weeks
An Indian newspaper reporter has been beaten to death, less than two weeks after another journalist was clubbed to death in the same area. Rajesh...
Libya: British journalists accused of spying by militia group
Two British journalists have been accused of spying in Libya by a militia group who arrested them last month. Gareth Montgomery-Johnson, 36, and...
Israeli troops force two Palestinian TV stations to close
Israeli troops have stormed two Palestinian TV stations, seizing equipment and forcing them to close. In the early hours of 29 February, members of...
Israeli forces raid Palestinian TV stations
Two Ramallah-based TV stations were raided by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) troops at the behest of the Israeli Ministry of Communications in the...
UAE man faces jail time after tweeting insults to public official
A 42-year-old Emirati man faces up to three years in prison or a fine of 30,000 AED (£5,122) for tweeting insults to a public official. The man...
Syria: Paul Conroy escape Homs
UPDATE 15:37 28/02/11: France's President Sarkozy has said that Le Figaro correspondent Edith Bouvier has escaped Homs and is in Lebanon. This has...
Egypt’s ministry of education censors young people’s political debate
Egypt's secretary of education has instructed educational institutions to prohibit students from engaging in political activities. The prohibition...
Military court hears evidence in Egyptian “virginity tests” case
A Cairo military court on Sunday heard witness testimony in a case against a soldier who allegedly performed "virginity tests" on seven female...
Tunisia: Newspaper executive Nasreddine Ben Saida released
A Tunisian court today released Nasreddine Ben Saida, general director of the Arabic-language daily Attounissia, who was arrested on 15 February...