Category: <span>Index Index</span>

US: Sex article sparks campus uproar

Funding has been pulled from a student newspaper in New York, following the publication of an article about pre-marital sex. The Student Council...

Burma: Censorship rules eased for some local media

by Alice Purkiss | 12 Dec 11

Censorship on many business and crime publications in Burma has been eased, but news titles are to be kept under strict regulations. Following...

Thailand: US blogger jailed for insulting king

by Alice Purkiss | 08 Dec 11

A blogger has been jailed for two and a half years after posting excerpts of a biography online deemed offensive to the Thai monarchy. Joe...

Azerbaijani human rights lawyer detained at Istanbul airport

by Alice Purkiss | 08 Dec 11

An Azerbaijani human rights activist was detained for more than 24 hours at Istanbul airport on Tuesday evening. Intigam Aliyev was returning to...

Zimbabwe: Media Monitoring Project staff detained

by Alice Purkiss | 08 Dec 11

Staff from a Zimbabwean free expression organisation have been arrested and detained. Advocacy officers Molly Chimhanda and Fadzai December...

Egypt: Hunger striker Maikel Nabil’s case postponed for fifth time

by Marta Cooper | 07 Dec 11

The retrial of Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad has been postponed to 14 December, making this the fifth time his case has been rescheduled....

Iraqi Kurdistan: Riots lead to press freedom abuses

by Alice Purkiss | 07 Dec 11

Six media offices have been attacked, and 16 journalists have been threatened and assaulted in Iraqi Kurdistan during widespread riots. The offices...

Palestinian ministry raid social media conference

by Alice Purkiss | 07 Dec 11

Palestinian security services in Gaza City raided a social media conference on Sunday, stopping it from taking place. The police stormed The First...

South Korea : Review of social media boosted

by Alice Purkiss | 06 Dec 11

Plans to intensify South Korea's review of web content, including social networking sites and mobile phone applications have been released. The...

India asks Google, Facebook to screen user content

by Alice Purkiss | 06 Dec 11

The Indian Government have asked internet companies and social media organisations to censor internet content before it goes online. India's acting...