Category: <span>Index Index</span>

UAE man faces jail time after tweeting insults to public official

by Sara Yasin | 02 Mar 12

A 42-year-old Emirati man faces up to three years in prison or a fine of 30,000 AED (£5,122) for tweeting insults to a public official. The man...

Senegal: Journalists threatened, assaulted amid election

by Alice Purkiss | 02 Mar 12

A number of attacks and threats have been made against journalists covering the Sengalese presidential elections. At least 12 incidents of threats...

Somalia: Radio journalist murdered

by Alice Purkiss | 02 Mar 12

A radio journalist has been shot dead by two unidentified men in Somalia. Abukar Hassan Mohamoud, nicknamed Kadaf, was the manager of...

Afghanistan: Radio journalist beheaded

by Marta Cooper | 24 Feb 12

An Afghan radio journalist was beheaded on Tuesday night in the southeast province of Paktika, Afghanistan. AFP quoted a local official as saying...

Dominican Republic: Proposed law would fine, jail “unqualified” journalists

by Alice Purkiss | 24 Feb 12

Mandatory membership to a professional body for journalists has been proposed in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Journalism Guild (CDP)...

Cuba: Ladies in White prevented from marking activist’s death

by Marta Cooper | 24 Feb 12

Cuban authorities yesterday prevented members of women's organisation Ladies in White from entering a building in downtown Havana for an event...

Tunisia: Newspaper executive Nasreddine Ben Saida released

by Afef Abrougui | 23 Feb 12

A Tunisian court today released Nasreddine Ben Saida, general director of the Arabic-language daily Attounissia, who was arrested on 15 February...

Jordan: Blogger hospitalised after stabbing

by Alice Purkiss | 23 Feb 12

A young Jordanian blogger is recovering in hospital after being stabbed on Sunday evening. Enas Musallam, 21, was stabbed in the stomach by a hooded...

Kyrgyzstan: News website blocked

by Marta Cooper | 23 Feb 12

Access to the website of independent news agency Ferghana was blocked this week by telecommunications company Kyrgyztelecom in response to a formal...