Lawyers representing Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari have said there are no immigration records of his deportation from Malaysia last Sunday,...
CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
Tunisia: Journalist accused of filming Nessma TV trial faces fine
On Sunday, 13 February, the Tunis court of first instance ordered Cheker Besbes, a journalist for the private radio station Mosaique FM, to pay a...
Bahrain: Human rights activist Nabeel Rajab detained at protests
Prominent human rights activist and president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), Nabeel Rajab, was reportedly detained today while...
Bahrain: Index spotlight on 14 February
14 February marks the one year anniversary of mass protests in Bahrain. Index on Censorship looks back at how free expression has been curtailed in the past year’s crackdown on social unrest
Yemen: Shaye commences hunger strike
The pardoned journalist has been imprisoned for one year at the request of the US administration. Iona Craig reports
Egypt: Australian journalist freed
An Australian journalist who was detained in Egypt on the first anniversary of the ousting of former president Hosni Mubarak has been freed....
Morocco: French magazine confiscated for publishing “Persepolis” images
The most recent issue of the French magazine "Le Nouvel Observateur" was confiscated by Moroccan authorities after it published an image from the...
“The cruelty displayed by the Bahraini government is astounding”
Abdulhadi Alkhawaja was arrested on 9 April 2011. He was dragged from his house and beaten by 20 masked men along with his two sons in law, while...
The return to Pearl Roundabout
A year ago today, mass protests took place at the now demolished Pearl Roundabout in the Bahrain capital, Manama. This year protesters have been...
Why is Bahrain keeping out the international community?
This week the departure lounge at Bahrain’s airport seems to be full of people who were turned back at the passport desk without being allowed into...