Thanthawut Taweewarodomkul, who operated an anti-government website, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges of lese majeste and breaching the Computer Crime Act. He was arrested in April 2010, during the anti-government Red Shirt...
Abbas Atilay, a journalist working for Radio Free Europe's Azerbaijani service, was reportedly attacked whilst covering Friday's protests in Baku. Demonstrators were demanding the resignation of President Ilham Aliyev and the release of journalists...
A day after martial law was declared in the kingdom, Bahraini security forces have carried out a crackdown on protesters camped out at Pearl Square in the capital Manama. Security forces, backed by tanks, drove out the protesters from their camps...
New York City Ballet bosses have taken the decision to censor their dancers' tweets. This move was announced after Devin Alberda ridiculed a major donor and wrote disparaging remarks about the director's arrest for drink-driving. He has allegedly...
Irwan Abdul Raman, a blogger and editor better known as “Hassan Skodeng”, who was facing a one year prison sentence and a hefty fine for writing a satirical blog, has had the charges against him dropped. He had been accused of publishing online...
The daily live transmission of the BBC Focus on Africa programme has been suspended following a report that was critical of the government. The programme, which is broadcast on the state radio, Swaziland Broadcasting and Information Services...
A Minnesota county court has found that a post written on the "Adventures of Johnny Northside" blog led to community official Jerry Moore being fired from the University of Minnesota. Blogger John Hoff must pay Moore $60,000 in damages, which...
Security forces reportedly used tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets and live ammunition to disperse anti-government protesters in the capital Sana'a over the weekend. Six protesters died in the clashes while up to a hundred were left injured.
P J Crowley has stepped down from his position as chief spokesman of the US State Department after condemning the Pentagon's treatment of Private Bradley Manning. The US soldier is accused of providing documents to Wikileaks. He is currently...
Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Istanbul on Sunday to protest against the imprisonment of journalists Ahmet Sik and Nedim Sener. The reporters were detained as part of an official crackdown over the alleged Ergenekon plot. The...