Security forces opened fire on demonstrators in Abidjan on Tuesday, killing four people. They were protesting against the deaths of seven female...
Four demonstrators killed in Ivory Coast
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Yemen: Anti-government protester killed by security forces
Security forces have opened fire on anti-government protesters trying to join a camp at the University of Sana'a, killing one and injuring 100. The...
Changes to Hungarian media law adopted
The agreed changes to Hungary's controversial media law were adopted on Monday. These alterations were welcomed by the Hungarian media, but have...
Belarus prisoners’ families launch legal action against Lukashenko
The families of political prisoners detained in Belarus after the 19 December election have instructed a London law firm to launch civil proceedings...
Pakistan: TV cameraman beaten by police
Zahid Hussein, a cameraman for Express News TV, was beaten by the police for filming during clashes between armed groups in Peshawar. He was...
Investigative journalist wins damages in libel case against NUJ
Suzanne Breen has been awarded damages in her libel case against the National Union of Journalists. She brought an action for defamation against the...
Remaining ‘Black Spring’ journalist released in Cuba
Cuban reporter Pedro Arguelles Moran has been released from prison on parole. He is the last of the journalists jailed during the 2003 "Black...
Human rights activist detained in Qatar
Blogger and human rights activist, Sultan al-Khalaifi, has been detained by security forces after criticising the country's censorship rules on his...
Vietnam: Pro-democracy cyber activists detained
Two prominent pro-democracy cyber activists were last week detained for calling for Middle East style demonstrations in Vietnam. Nguyen Dan Que who...
Government officials unnamed in Gongadze murder case
A Ukrainian court of appeal has prohibited any further attempts to identify the senior government officials alleged to be behind online journalist...
Turkish journalists jailed
Two journalists, Nedem Sener and Ahmet Sik, were sentenced to prison on Sunday pending an investigation into allegations that the military attempted...
Saudi Arabia: Protests and marches banned
Saudi Arabia's interior ministry has announced a ban on all protests and marches in the kingdom, warning that security forces will come down hard on...
