Government officials in Azerbaijan have admitted that the President Ilham Aliyev had a hand in censoring the country’s entries to the Venice...
Azerbaijan: President admits censoring festival art
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Doused matches save Columbian journalist in petrol attack
Two men kidnapped Channel 22 director Mario Esteban López last night (6 June), tied a rope around his neck and forced him to drive to a secluded...
India: Police break up anti-corruption protests
At least 30 people were injured today after police broke up protesters rallying against a police crackdown on a separate protest on Saturday (4...
Iranian teacher and blogger arrested
Ali Pour Soleiman, a blogger and teacher was arrested in Iran last week according to HRANA, the human rights activists news agency. He was a member...
Syrian blogger Amina Abdallah abducted
Three armed men seized a Syrian blogger and forced her into a car yesterday evening (6 June), her cousin recorded the incident on her website. Amina...
Mexico: Missing journalist, Noel Lopez Olguin, found dead
The body of missing Mexican journalist, Noel Lopez Olguin, was found in Veracruz on 1 June. Lopez, a columnist for a small local newspapers, was...
Canada: Student suspended for satirical YouTube videos
A Canadian twelfth grade student has been suspended for posting satirical videos on his own private YouTube account. The animations, criticising...
Bahrain: Ayat al-Gormezi faces tribunal for poetry reading
Ayat al-Gormezi, the 20 year old woman arrested for reading a poem at a pro-democracy rally in Pearl Square, Bahrain, is due to face a military...
UN rapporteur calls for end to criminal defamation laws
The United Nations special rapporteur for free expression Frank La Rue has called for the abolition of criminal defamation laws. Guatemalan lawyer...
UK: Max Mosley renews court bid for new privacy laws
Former motorsport chief Max Mosley has applied to appeal the European Court decision last month that ended his efforts to change Britain's privacy...
Saudi Arabia: Two Shiite bloggers released
Two Shiite bloggers who were arrested for their coverage of peaceful demonstrations in Shia-majority area of Qatif have been released by Saudi...
Yemen: Journalists targeted as clashes continues
Journalists and protesters in Sana’a are facing gunfire and sniper attacks as fighting in Yemen’s capital city intensifies. Private satellite...
