Change.org, a website which runs an online petition calling for the release of Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei, has been hit by DDoS (Distributed Denial...
China: Ai Weiwei campaign website attacked by hackers
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Malaysia: Sites brought down by cyber-attacks
On 15 April, a number of opposition and news websites were subject to attacks by hackers causing them to crash. The distributed denial of service...
UAE: Fourth pro-democracy activist detained
Human rights lawyers say the authorities on Friday (15 April) detained an activist participating in an online forum that called for free elections...
Security forces kill three in Syria
Syrian security forces killed three people on Sunday (17 April) when they opened fire on mourners attending the funeral of another slain protester....
Syria: Freelance journalist arrested
The Syrian authorities have arrested an Algerian freelance journalist working for a French radio station. Khaled Sid Mohnad was picked up on 9 April...
Syria: Three people shot dead during protests
At least three protestors were shot dead and many more wounded during protests in the port city of Banias on Sunday (10 April). Human rights groups...
Sudan: Newspapers halt publication in protest at state censorship
Two independent Sudanese newspapers, al-Maidan and Ajras al-Hurriya, are halting publication in protest at government censorship. Whilst Ajras has...
Bahrain: Anti-government activist dies in custody
A supporter of Bahrain’s anti-government movement was found dead in police custody on 9 April. Whilst the opposition party described the death of...
Bahrain: Soldiers take over hospital
Soldiers in black ski masks took control of the Salmaniya Medical Complex on 11 April as the civil unrest in Bahrain continues. At least a dozen...
Bahrain: CNN News team arrested outside activist’s private residence
Members of CNN's news team were arrested by the government’s security forces as they were visiting the house of Nabeel Rajab, head of the Bahrain...
Egypt: blogger given three-year jail sentence for criticising military
Maikel Nabil, a 26-year old blogger, has been sentenced to three years in jail for writing a negative article about the Egyptian armed forces. Mr....
Bahrain: Daughter of activist goes on hunger strike
Zainab Alkhawaja, daughter of human rights activist and former president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, has gone on...
