An exhibition by British artists Jake and Dinos Chapman is being investigated by St Petersburg prosecutors after visitors complained that it was...
Russia: British artists investigated for extremism and blasphemy
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Bahrain: Verdict in trial for 13 activists postponed
Bahrain's Court of Cassation today postponed issuing a verdict in the appeal of 13 opposition activists, including well-known human rights activist...
Libel tourism: Blogger sued in the UK by Tanzanian media tycoon wins case
A blogger sued for libel by a Tanzanian media tycoon won her case today (30 November). At the High Court in London, Mr Justice Bean ruled in favour...
Internet and mobile outage in Syria
According to Renesys, a firm that monitors internet connectivity, mobile and internet connections in Syria have been cut off today. In a blog post...
Christian demoted for anti-gay marriage Facebook post wins employment case
A Christian man who was demoted after making posts opposing gay marriage on Facebook won in an employment case against his employers today. Adrian...
Man arrested for poppy burning Facebook picture
Police in Kent, England have arrested a man after he posted a picture of a burning Remembrance Day poppy on Facebook. According to the Kent Police...
UK: Man sentenced to 100 hours of community service for shouting at Prime Minister
A man who shouted "no ifs, not buts, no public sector cuts"Â at Prime Minister David Cameron during a speech in Glasgow in July has been sentenced to...
Greece: Investigative journalist acquitted
Investigative journalist Kostas Vaxevanis, whose Hot Doc magazine published a leaked list (nicknamed the “Lagarde list") of over 2,000 names of...
Greece: Another journalist arrested as crackdown continues
Greek journalist Spiros Karatzaferis was arrested today (31 October) for after threatening to publish damaging allegations about the country's...
Polish rocker faces religious offence charge
Polish heavy metal singer  Adam Darski, AKA Nergal, could face two years in prison for tearing a bible on stage. Nergal, singer with Behemoth,...
Azerbaijan: 100 protesters arrested during crackdown on rally
One hundred protesters were arrested today by security forces in Baku, Azerbaijan's capital. The organisers of the protest decided to make their way...
Four arrested in Bahrain for “social media abuse”
The Bahrain Interior Ministry announced the arrest of four people for defaming public figures on social media today (17 October), with authorities...
