A 30 October report concerning the work of a Russian human rights group working in Chechnya was pulled off of the air on NTV, one of the nation’s...
Russia: Report on torture of Chechen man “censored” by state television
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Ukraine: Reporter critical after being shot in the head
A Ukrainian investigative journalist is a critical condition after being shot in the head. Oleksander Vlaschenk0 who works for Nashe Misto, a local...
Mauritius: Editor jailed for contempt
A Mauritian journalist has been jailed for contempt of court. Dharmanand Dooharika, who works for weekly newspaper Samedi Plus, was sentenced to...
USA: Justice dept appeal in fresh bid for New York Times reporter’s sources
A New York Times reporter may be forced to reveal his sources, despite a ruling which said his testimony was protected by reporters privilege. On...
Senegal: Opposition activist charged for libelling President
An opposition activist is facing five years in prison for libelling President Abdoulaye Wade in Senegal. Malick Noel Seck, General Secretary for the...
Philippines: Broadcaster shot dead
A radio commentator in the Philippines was shot dead on 14 October. Datu Roy Bagtikan Gallego was shot dead on the national highway in Sitio...
Turkish man could face two-year prison sentence for Facebook comments
A Turkish man could face two years in prison for comments made about Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan on his Facebook page. A public prosecutor in...
Bahrain: Teacher re-arrested for speaking against human rights violations
The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights reports that Jaleela Al Salman, vice president of the Bahrain Teachers Association was arrested on 18 October...
Peru: Drunken congressman attacks journalists
The security guards of a Peruvian congressman have been involved in attack on two journalists. Carlos Chávez Galdós and Leucario Madera Guardaluna,...
Russia: VOINA artist arrested, detained without charge
Members of the Russian artist group VOINA were arrested yesterday. Russian police, allegedly posing as German television journalists, arrested and...
UK: Twitter vows to protect users from government
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has stressed the need to keep freedom of speech as a priority, even in times of civil unrest. Speaking at the Web 2.0...
Sudan: Parliament witnesses heated discussions over press censorship
A parliamentary seminar to discuss proposed changes to Sudan's press law was subject to a heated debate about pre-publication censorship on Monday....
