Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Geneva today for the start of a 17-day tour of Europe, visiting the continent for the first...
Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi returns to Europe for first time in 24 years
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Azerbaijan: Photojournalist released
On the evening of 13 June, Azerbaijani photojournalist Mehman Huseynov was released after being detained the previous day. He was arrested after...
Azerbaijan: Correspondent for Iranian media sentenced to two years in prison
A journalist and government critic has been sentenced to two years in prison in Azerbaijan. Anar Bayramli, a correspondent for two Iranian media...
Mexico: Reporter goes missing with her son, aged two
A Mexican reporter has gone missing from her home in the state of Coahuila, along with her two-year-old son. Hypathia StephanĂa RodrĂguez Cardoso,...
French politician Marine Le Pen sues writer for libel
The leader of France's National Front, Marine Le Pen has announced plans to sue philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy for libel. Le Pen's move comes after...
Iran to crackdown on usage of VPNs
Iran's cyber police will carry out a new crackdown on software used to circumvent the country's strict censorship media according to reports by...
El Salvador: Gang member sentenced to 30 years for cameraman murder
Gang member Jonathan MartĂnez Castro was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a San Salvador court on 31 May for the murder of Canal 33 cameraman...
Belarus: Journalist assaulted and detained by authorities
Belarusian authorities assaulted and interrogated Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reporter Ina Studzinskaja while she was covering a meeting of...
Venezuela: Third news outlet attacked in a week
The headquarters of Venezuelan newspaper VersiĂłn Final, in the city of Maracaibo, was shot at nine times on 3 June, making the attack the third of...
Mexico: Constitutional amendment makes attacks on press a federal offence
A constitutional amendment was given final approval in Mexico yesterday [7 June] making attacks on the press a federal offence in Mexico. The...
China: Dissident found dead
Chinese dissident Li Wangyang, who was jailed for over 22 years after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, was found dead in a hospital ward in...
Yemeni journalist jailed for Facebook posts
A Yemeni court on Monday sentenced journalist Majed Karoot to one year in prison and fined him YR 200,000 for criticising local government officials...
