Brazilian political journalist Mário Randolfo Marques Lopes and his girlfriend were kidnapped and shot dead in the early hours of 9 February in...
Brazil: Political journalist shot dead
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Bangladesh: TV journalist couple murdered in Dhaka
Two Bangladeshi television journalists have been murdered in Dhaka. Sagar Sarwar, news editor for private TV station Maasranga, and his wife,...
Iran: Internet censorship increases
Internet censorship has dramatically increased in Iran over the last week. On 7 February, internet users in Iran began reporting an increase in...
Ireland: Second cleric to sue ‘Prime Time’ on sex allegation
A second cleric is suing Irish public service broadcaster RTE for libel, after they accused him of child abuse. Former Archbishop Richard Burke...
Malaysia: Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari deported
Malaysian authorities have deported a Saudi journalist accused of insulting the prophet Mohammed on Twitter, it was reported today. Newspaper...
International human rights observers arrested at Bahrain protest
US Citizens Huwaida Arraf and Radhika Sainath were arrested by Bahraini security forces in the capital Manama on Saturday (11 February) during a...
Malaysia: Saudi writer arrested for blasphemy over Mohammed tweets
A Saudi journalist was arrested in Malaysia on Wednesday night after a request by Interpol on behalf of Saudi authorities. Hamza Kashgari tweeted a...
Djibouti: Radio journalist threatened and tortured for 24 hours
A radio journalist was abducted and tortured by police last week in Djibouti, Africa. Farah Abadid Hildid of radio station La Voix de Djibouti, was...
Egypt: journalists attacked by security services
Two journalists were shot by security services, and another detained whilst covering the political unrest in Egypt over the weekend. Mahmoud...
Cuba: blogger Yoani Sánchez’s travel to Brazil denied
Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez has been denied permission to leave the island to visit Brazil. Last month, Sanchez formally appealed to the Brazilian...
Iran: Press crackdown continues as elections approach
Ten Iranian journalists were arrested in January as the government continued its crackdown on dissent ahead of March's parliamentary elections....
Balochistan: Urdu-language TV stations suspended
Urdu-language television stations available via cable were suspended in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan province on Wednesday, after the Cable...
