Israeli troops have stormed two Palestinian TV stations, seizing equipment and forcing them to close. In the early hours of 29 February, members of...
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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...
Index calls on Syria to release human rights workers
Index join rights organisation in calling for the Syrian authorities to immediately release Mazen Darwish, a prominent Syrian human rights defender and his colleagues from Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression
Tunisian blogger tells of assault by police
In a period of less than three months, Zakaria Bouguira, a Tunisian blogger and medical student, has been assaulted twice by police. The first time...
Man put in prison for “toys protest” in Belarus
A man in Belarus has been sentenced to 10 days in prison for placing children's toys on the street. Former political prisoner Pavel Vinogradov put...