Chiranuch Premchaiporn, director of the news and current affairs website Prachatai, was today convicted by the Bangkok Criminal court and sentenced...
Chiranuch Premchaiporn avoids jail term in Thai lèse majesté case
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CATEGORY: Asia and Pacific
China: Regulation of Sina Weibo seen as Government censorship
China's largest microblogging service has introduced a code of conduct to restrict the type of messages that can be posted. The new move from Sina...
Indonesia: Lady Gaga concert off after threats
Lady GaGa has been forced to cancel her Indonesian concert, as promoters claim the threats made against her were too serious for the show to go...
Malaysia bans and confiscates Irshad Manji book
A new book by controversial Muslim author and activist Irshad Manji was banned in Malaysia this week. Copies of Manji's new book, Allah, Liberty,...
China: Chen Guangcheng’s brother flees village
The brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has fled his family's captors in a second escape from their Shandong village. Chen Guangfu...
Bangladesh: Journalist brutally attacked with machetes
A group of unidentified assailants attempted to hack off the arm of a journalist in Bangladesh on Saturday (19 May). ABM Fazlur Rahman,...
India: Government debates cyber censorship, ‘hacktivists’ hack government websites
Hacktivists have targeted two Indian government websites, as discussions of internet regulation took place in parliament. The websites of India’s...
Indonesia: Lady Gaga gig banned
Lady Gaga has been refused a permit to play her sold-out concert in Indonesia following demonstrations from religious protesters. The permit for the...
Chen Guangcheng’s nephew arrested on attempted murder charges
UPDATE: Chen Guangcheng's relatives have described beatings by local authorities since the activist fled house arrest last month. His brother, Chen...
Vietnam: Reporters beaten
Two Vietnamese reporters were beaten while covering a local eviction. Nguyen Ngoc Nam and Han Phi Long, from state-run Radio Voice of Vietnam, were...
Philippines: Radio reporter murdered
A radio journalist was murdered in the Philippines on Tuesday. Nestor Libaton, a news reporter for Catholic-run radio station dxHM in Mati City, was...
China: Sina Weibo to introduce “user contract”
Chinese micro-blogging platform Sina Weibo plan to introduce a "user-contract" in an attempt to control sensitive information on the site. The...
