An initially banned horror film has been given an "18" rating, after a number of cuts. Human Centipede 2 was originally banned in the UK for posing...
UK: Banned horror film gets 18 rating after cuts
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Slovakia: New draft law threatens internet freedom
A draft law has been published by the Slovakian Ministry of Finance which could result in the blocking of some web servers. The bill would mean...
Vietnam: Two citizen journalists facing jail for operating pirate radio
Two citizen journalists face trial in Vietnam today for operating pirate radio to China. Vu Duc Trung and Le Van Thanh face charges of illegally...
Turkmenistan: Reporter gets five years in prison
A Radio Free Europe correspondent in Turkmenistan has been sentenced to five years in prison. Dovletmurad Yazguliyev was sentenced yesterday on...
Italy: Wikipedia shuts down Italian language edition to protest new law
Wikipedia have shut down their Italian language page in protest against a wiretapping act being proposed to the country's parliament. The proposed...
Iran: BBC news chief seeks government action over “intimidation”
The Head of Global News at the BBC has sought government action over the increasing "intimidation" of their staff in Iran. In a BBC blog post Peter...
Gaza: New restrictions on foreign journalists
Hamas's interior ministry has adopted new rules restricting the reporting of foreign journalistse. According to the new rules, foreign journalists...
Egypt: Columnists protest censorship
Three columnists for the Egyptian independent daily Al-Tahrir will not be publishing their regular columns in protest at what they view as...
Ecuador: President Correa goes after El Universo again
Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa has threatened to bring charges against the newspaper El Universo after publishing a letter critical of the...
El Salvador: President supports bill decriminalising libel
Salvadoran president Mauricio Funes has shown his support for a reform bill to decriminalise defamation, but only if certain changes are...
Bahrain: Protesters sentenced to 15 years in prison
Bahrain's National Safety Court has handed 15 year sentences to protesters in two different cases involving University of Bahrain. In one case, the...
Russia: Dozens detained at Moscow gay rally
Forty people have been arrested in Moscow during a gay pride rally. The rally, which took place on 1 October was one of the few gay rights events...
