A Cuban journalist is facing more than ten years in prison for alleged corruption offences. José Antonio Torres, a correspondent for Granma, the...
Cuba: Journalist faces decades in prison
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Sudan: Publisher stops press to protest censorship
The publisher of an independent Sudanese newspaper has withheld an edition of the paper to protest censorship. National Intelligence and Security...
Somalia: Media network director gunned down outside home
The director of a media group has become the first journalist to be killed in Somalia in 2012. Shabelle Media Network director Hassan Osman Abdi was...
India: Media group targeted by violence
The offices of an Indian media group have been attacked by a group of right-wing Hindu nationalists in Mumbai. Dozens of supporters of right-wing...
Bahrain: Jailed activists begin hunger strike
Fourteen imprisoned activists have begun a one-week hunger strike in Bahrain. The activists, who have been imprisoned since March 2011, are...
Ethiopia: Jailed dissident blogger may face death penalty
Jailed Ethiopian dissident blogger Eskinder Nega will stand trial in March for terrorism charges, a federal high court judge ruled this week. He...
Uganda: Photojournalist shot at by security forces
A Ugandan photojournalist was shot at by security forces on Tuesday as he covered their attack on the motorcade of opposition leader Kizza Besigye....
Twitter to restrict tweets in specific countries
Micro-blogging site Twitter last night [26 Jan] announced it would begin withholding tweets in certain countries, sparking claims of censorship....
Dominican Republic: Radio reporter becomes first journalist facing jail for libel
Radio journalist Johnny Alberto Salazar has been found guilty of libelling a lawyer, he is the first journalist to be jailed for defamation in the...
Azerbaijan: newspapers fined for damaging businessman’s honour
Azerbaijani newspapers Yeni Musavat and Azadliq were fined 2000 manats (1,634 GBP) this week, they had been accused of damaging businessman Anar...
Kazakhstan: newspaper editor detained in media crackdown
Igor Vinyavsky, editor of the Almaty-based independent weekly Vzglyad, was detained on Monday evening in an ongoing crackdown by Kazakhstan's...
Burma: Censors tighten grip ahead of by-election
New restrictions are being imposed on the Burmese media, despite earlier calls from the country's censor chief to ease restrictions. Ahead of...
