Bahraini authorities banned several books from the country's international book fair, which was held between 22 March and 1 April. The Press and...
Authorities ban books at Bahrain International Book Fair
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Bahrain: Journalist Ahmed Ismael Hassan al-Samadi dies as violence continues
A citizen journalist who was shot during a peaceful protest in Bahrain has died in hospital. Ahmed Ismael Hassan al-Samadi was shot in the thigh...
China: Journalist, critic, reportedly jailed
Reports have emerged suggesting a Chinese blogger who criticised a public official in his personal blog was secretly sentenced to prison in 2010....
Mexico: TV network faces bomb attack
National Mexican television network Televisa, based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, suffered a bomb attack on 25 March. No one was injured in the...
Tunisia: Al Jazeera journalist expelled from meeting, attacked
A Tunisian journalist was physically attacked after being ejected from a political meeting last week. Al Jazeera journalist Lotfi Hajji was...
China: Detained human rights lawyer ‘alive and well’
A Chinese human rights lawyer has been visited in prison by his family for the first time since he disappeared over two years ago. Gao Zhisheng,...
Brazil: Two journalists murdered
Two Brazilian journalists were murdered near the Paraguayan border over the weekend. Onei de Moura, owner of weekly newspaper Costa Oeste was...
Swaziland: Social media lese majeste law planned
Swaziland's justice minister has told the country's senate that the government is finalising a law that would make it illegal to criticise the King...
UK: Ex-cricketer wins Twitter libel case
Former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has won his High Court libel case and been awarded £90,000 in damages after allegations on Twitter...
Bangladesh: Facebook pages shut for blasphemy
A Bangladesh court last week ordered government authorities to shut down five Facebook pages and a website for blasphemous content. Judges at the...
Uzbekistan: Novaya Gazeta columnist deported
Former Novaya Gazeta columnist Victoria Ivleva was deported from Uzbekistan in an incident she believes is linked to her work. Ivleva flew to...
Sri Lanka: Government calls journalists “traitors”
Sri Lankan journalists have been dubbed "traitors" by state television, following the adoption of a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for...
