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Ministry of Truth
Kathie Wu: China’s ministry of truth
Egypt: Minister accuses journalist of libel
Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit filed a lawsuit against opposition writer Hamdi Kandil for insult and libel on 19 May. Kandil wrote an...
Bahrain suspends al-Jazeera
Al-Jazeera was suspended from operating in Bahrain on 19 May. The government said the news channel was "flouting the laws regulating the press and...
Lord Lester on his private member’s defamation bill
Emily Butselaar: Lord Lester on his private member’s defamation bill
Muhammad and the fundamentalists
Nigel Warburton: Muhammad and the free speech fundamentalists
Sex blogger wins damages
Blogger and author Zoe Margolis has been awarded a "five-figure" amount in costs and damages from the Independent on Sunday after the newspaper...
McKinnon extradition “on hold”
The extradition of UK hacker Gary McKinnon to the United States has been put on hold by the new Home Secretary, Theresa May. McKinnon is wanted by...
Tibet: Photocopying to require ID registration
Anyone wishing to reproduce printed or written material in Lhasa will have to undergo real-name ID registration due to a new ruling announced on 10...
Facebook banned in Pakistan
Pakistan blocked access to Facebook today over the Everybody Draw Mohammed Day event on 20 May. A judge at Lahore's High Court issued an interim...
Journalist casualties in Thai clashes
The South East Asia Press Alliance’s statement on media casualties in Bangkok
Mauritania: Veiled women banned from courtroom
Security forces in Mauritania have banned veiled women from entering a courtroom where a terrorism case is being heard. Veiled women were also...
