Three Muslim men have been convicted of inciting hatred on the grounds of sexuality, in the first conviction of its type in the UK. Ihjaz Ali, Kabir...
UK: Three Muslim men convicted over gay hate leaflets
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Egypt: Shafiq campaign confiscates BBC Arabic interview
Campaign staffers for Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq confiscated tapes from the BBC on Saturday. The broadcasters had conducted a 40...
Senegal: Suspended prison sentences for journalists
Two Sengalese journalists have been given suspended prison sentences after been convicted of criminal libel. Editor Mamadou Biaye and reporter...
Ofcom revokes Press TV’s UK licence
Ofcom has revoked the UK licence of Iranian broadcaster Press TV. In December Press TV was fined £100,000 for broadcasting a 2009 interview with...
Cuba: Jailed dissident dies after hunger strike
Dissident Wilmar Villar Mendoza, has died in a hospital in eastern Cuba following a 56-day hunger strike. Villar launched his strike shortly after...
Honduras: lawyer murdered after police torture accusations
Honduran lawyer Jose Ricardo Rosales was shot dead by three hooded gunmen on 17 January, three days after he was quoted in newspaper Diario Tiempo,...
Malaysia: Political cartoonist takes government to court
Political cartoonist Zunar (Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque) appeared at the Kuala Lumpur High Court this week for the first hearing of a civil suit in which...
Ethiopia: Journalists and blogger convicted of terrorism
Two journalists and a US-based blogger (tried in absentia), were convicted on charges of terrorism in Addis Ababa yesterday. They may face the death...
Iran: Two journalists detained in new wave of arrests
Two journalists have been arrested in Iran following a  new crackdown on journalists and women's rights activists. Blogger and activist Parastou...
Colombia: Bogota mayor accused of press censorship
A Colombian news network has accused Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro of operating a "totalitarian" approach to the press. In a web article published on...
Pakistan: Journalist shot dead in mosque
A senior reporter was shot dead in a Pakistan mosque yesterday. Mukarram Khan Atif, a correspondent for Washington-based Deewa Radio and a reporter...
Malta: Censorship laws revamp announced
The Maltese government have announced plans to over-haul censorship laws which affect stage performances and films. A three week consultation...
