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China: Authorities issue new media guidelines
On 3 May the central propaganda department issued new media guidelines designed to downplay coverage of the Qinghai earthquake and recent school attacks in order to promote the Shanghai Expo. After four violent attacks on schoolchildren in a month,...
Polish star Doda faces prosecution for insulting religion
Padraig Reidy: Polish star Doda faces prosecution for insulting religion
China: Gao Zhisheng ‘missing again’
The dissident human rights lawyer --- missing for over a year until he resurfaced last month --- has been reported missing again by his family. In early April, Gao gave a series of interviews to the western media publicly renouncing activism. He...
Sri Lankan president pardons J S Tissainayagam
President Mahinda Rajapaska has pardoned a journalist sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of supporting terrorism. Tyssainayagam, then editor of North-Eastern Monthly magazine, was first arrested in March 2008. He was accused of...
Elton John concert banned in Egypt
Elton John was banned from playing a private show on 18 May after the head of Egypt’s musician union denounced his “anti-religious sentiments”. Union head Mounir al Wasimi said John should not be allowed to perform in Egypt because he is “a...
Judge rules out secret evidence
Padraig Reidy: Judge rules out secret evidence in Guantanamo case
Iraq inquiry: What will the election hold?
Chris Ames: The outcome of the UK election could radically effect the inquiry into the Iraq war
Burqa banned in Belgium
Belgium's lower house of parliament has voted for a law banning the burqa in public yesterday. However, Christian Liberals and Democrats in the Senate could still challenge it, delaying its enforcement.
Leaders' debate libel controversy
Padraig Reidy: YouGov accuses Craig Murray of libel over leaders’ debate