Columnist AA Gill has been censured by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) over his "dyke with a bike" comment in reference to the BBC's Clare Balding. The TV presenter complained to the PCC after the phrase appeared in the Sunday Times earlier...
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Uzbekistan: reporter faces five to eight years in prison
Voice of America correspondent Abdulmalik Boboyev is facing between five and eight years in prison on four charges in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, by prosecutors brought against him on 13 September. Three of the charges relate to his work as a...
Uganda: Second journalist killed in the space of three days
A radio news anchor and opposition political activist in Uganda's central district Mukono was beaten to death with metal bars on 13 September. Dickson Ssentongo routinely read the 7 a.m. news bulletins for Prime Radio station in the Luganda...
Mexico: News photographer shot dead
A 21-year-old photographer for a newspaper in the crime-torn border city of Juárez, Mexico, was shot and killed, and an intern was wounded, in an attack 16 September. The victims worked for Diario de Juarez, a newspaper that has not stopped...
USA: Artist goes into hiding after death threats
The artist who proposed an "Everybody Draw Muhammed Day" has gone into hiding on the advice of the FBI. Molly Norris was advised to move, change her name, and wipe away her identity, according to Seattle Weekly editor-in-chief Mark D. Fefer. Norris...
Turkey: Hrant Dink’s family to get compensation
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on 14 September that Turkey must pay compensation to the family of murdered journalist Hrant Dink. The court said the sum of 133,000 euros was awarded because the government failed to protect the...
Uganda: Radio journalist beaten to death
A correspondent for Uganda's Tower of Praise Radio was beaten to death by motorcycle taxi drivers on the night of 11 September. Paul Kiggundu was ambushed by the bikers, known locally as boda-boda, while he was filming some of them demolishing a...
Kashmir: 18 die in worst episode of protesting
Anti-India and pro-Islam demonstrations in the Indian-adminstrated region of Kashmir, Srinagar escalated yesterday as 18 people died, many under police firing. Demonstrators had reportedly set fire to a Christian missionary school and government...
Russia: Editor in libel case after “nest of vipers” comment
The editor of opposition newspaper Listok has been charged with defamation after calling the administration of the Altai republic a "nest of vipers". He also referred to the governor of Altai as an "alcoholic". If convicted, Sergei Mikhailov will...
Germany: Thousands protest against government database
Over 7,500 people joined a rally in Berlin on 12 September to appeal for greater data privacy. The demonstration expressed concerns about a government database that will collect information about wages, taxes and social payments. Under the banner...