Twenty-year-old student, Ayat al-Gormezi, who recited poems critical of Bahrain’s rulers at a Shia-led protest in Pearl Square has been sentenced to...
Bahrain: Woman beaten and jailed for poetry reading
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Turkey: Editor accused of “exceeding the limits of freedom of expression”
Ahmet Altan, the editor of liberal daily paper Taraf has appeared in court after he was accused of "exceeding the limits of freedom of expression"...
Indian journalist slain
Jyotirmoy Dey, the investigations editor for the daily paper Mid day based in Mumbai was shot dead by four men on 11 June. He had recently written a...
Uzbekistan: Libel trial raises questions over EU conduct
Recent developments in a libel trial involving Uzebkistan's first family have raised concerns about the EU's involvement with the Karimov family....
Mexico: Kidnapped journalist still missing
There has been no news on the whereabouts of Marco Antonio López Ortiz, the news editor of Novedades Acapulco, a daily based in Acapulco, Mexico. He...
Philippines: Radio journalist killed
A radio journalist for DWEB, a private station based in Manila, was shot twice in the back on his way to work. Romeo Olea's wife said that he had...
Chinese human rights activist evicted
Chinese authorities evicted Zeng Jinyan, the wife of imprisoned AIDs and free speech activist Hu Jia, from her home in Shenzhen today. Zeng is also...
Morocco: Top newspaper editor sentenced to a year in prison
Rachid Nini, the editor of one of Morocco’s leading newspapers, has been sentenced to a year in prison and fined 100 euros after he was convicted of...
Espionage charges dropped against former NSA official
Former U.S. National Security Agency employee, Thomas Drake, agreed to a plea bargain that will reduce his charges from a felony under the Espionage...
Iranian blogger sentenced to 20 years in prison
Sakhi Rigi was sentenced to 20 years in prison today for critiquing the 2009 Iranian presidential elections on his blog. He was arrested in 18 June...
Palestinian Authority bans reporting on human rights criticism
The Palestinian Authority has prohibited local journalists from covering a report documenting human rights abuses committed by the authority and...
Central Africa Republic: Editor charged with “inciting hatred and violence”
The editor of an independent weekly newspaper in the Central African Republic was jailed on 6 June. Faustin Bambou’s arrest on 27 May followed a...
