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Manchester man given eight months jail for cop-killer T-shirt

A man has been sentenced to a total of eight months in prison by a Manchester court for wearing a T-shirt daubed with offensive comments referring...

Man jailed for “despicable” comments about missing April Jones

by Marta Cooper | 08 Oct 12

A man who admitted to posting "despicable" comments about missing five-year-old April Jones on his Facebook page has been jailed for 12 weeks....

Iran court finds Reuters bureau chief guilty of “spreading lies”

by Marta Cooper | 02 Oct 12

An Iranian court on Sunday convicted the Tehran bureau chief of the Thomson Reuters news agency of "propaganda-related offences" for a video that...

Bahrain medics arrested in dawn raids

by Marta Cooper | 02 Oct 12

Bahraini police arrested five medics in a set of dawn raids this morning, one day after the nation's highest court upheld their prison sentences in...

Bahrain medics to remain in jail after appeal refused

by Marta Cooper | 01 Oct 12

In a case that has drawn international condemnation, Bahrain's highest court today upheld prison sentences handed down to nine medics for weapons...

Prosecutor to launch consultation on social media guidelines

by Daisy Williams | 20 Sep 12

The Director of Public Prosecutions has announced a consultation to establish clear guidelines on prosecutions involving social media . In a...

UAE blogger and activist beaten

by Sara Yasin | 19 Sep 12

Prominent UAE blogger Ahmed Mansoor says that he was beaten by an unidentified man on 17 September. Mansoor was attacked as he was approaching his...

Bahraini activist acquitted of Twitter charges but remains in prison

by Sara Yasin | 23 Aug 12

Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was today acquitted of insulting the Sunni citizens of the island of Muharraq on Twitter....

Italy: Two journalists jailed for libel

by Marta Cooper | 09 Aug 12

Two Italian journalists have been sentenced to four months in prison and fined 15,000 Euros (11,700 GBP) for libel. Orfeo Donatini and Tiziano...

UK: Leading musicians call for Pussy Riot release

by Marta Cooper | 02 Aug 12

Several leading musicians have called on Russian president Vladimir Putin to ensure the three members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot, in court on...