Security forces in Angola attacked journalists at an anti-government protest on Saturday. Voice of America's Alexandre Neto claimed that he was...
Angola: Journalists attacked while covering protest
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Iran: Magazine closed down amid row over satirical image
Iranian magazine Shahrvand-e-Emrooz was closed this week for after publishing a satirical front-page image depicting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
Syria: Journalist arrested, held without charge
A Syrian journalist has been arrested by security forces in Damascus. Amer Matar, from pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat was arrested on Saturday, though...
Brazil: Court forbids media group from identifying councilman in public funds scandal
A court in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has prohibited media outlets operated by Grupo RBS from publishing the name or image of...
Azerbaijan: Reporter abducted, forced to cross Iranian border
A journalist claims he was kidnapped and expelled from Azerbaijan. Yafez Hasanov, an Azerbaijani correspondent from Radio Azadliq, part of Radio...
Sudan: Opposition party newspaper confiscated
On Sunday, Sudanese security forces confiscated issues of Al-Maydan, the bi-weekly mouthpiece of the Sudanese Communist Party (SCP). According to...
Venezuela: Human rights commission accuses country of censoring press
The Organization of American States' Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has accused Venezuela of censoring the country's media. IACHR...
Cuba: Correspondent’s press credentials revoked
The Cuban government this weekend revoked the press credentials of journalist Mauricio Vicent, correspondent for Spanish newspaper El País. Cuban...
China: Two newspapers taken over by Propaganda Bureau
Two outspoken Beijing newspapers, the Beijing Times and the Beijing News, have been brought under the direct authority of the Beijing Propaganda...
Canada: Decision to pull Dire Straits song reversed
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) overturned a January decision to pull a 1985 song by the popular Dire Straits. The song, "Money for...
Philippines: Libel law used against journalist
In what is reportedly the first time that a Philippine Supreme Court justice has filed a libel case against anyone including a journalist, reporter...
Mexico: Journalists found dead
The bodies of Marcela Yarce, the founder of a political magazine, and Rocio González, a freelance journalist, have been discovered by joggers in El...
