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Bahrain medics arrested in dawn raids

Bahraini police arrested five medics in a set of dawn raids this morning, one day after the nation's highest court upheld their prison sentences in...

Bahrain medics to remain in jail after appeal refused

by Marta Cooper | 01 Oct 12

In a case that has drawn international condemnation, Bahrain's highest court today upheld prison sentences handed down to nine medics for weapons...

Bahrain activist jailed for tearing up picture of king

by Padraig Reidy | 26 Sep 12

Bahraini human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja has been sentenced to two months in prison after she allegedly tore up a picture of the ruler of...

Prosecutor to launch consultation on social media guidelines

by Daisy Williams | 20 Sep 12

The Director of Public Prosecutions has announced a consultation to establish clear guidelines on prosecutions involving social media . In a...

UAE blogger and activist beaten

by Sara Yasin | 19 Sep 12

Prominent UAE blogger Ahmed Mansoor says that he was beaten by an unidentified man on 17 September. Mansoor was attacked as he was approaching his...

Bounty on Salman Rushdie’s life increased

by Daisy Williams | 17 Sep 12

An Iranian religious group has increased a reward offered for the murder of British author Salman Rushdie after blaming him for an anti-Islam film....

Iranian forces deployed in Syria to curb rebel dissent

by Daisy Williams | 17 Sep 12

Yesterday Iran confirmed that its revolutionary guards corps (IRGC) forces are present in Syria helping Bashar al-Assad's government fight rebel...

Pakistan: YouTube blocked over anti-Islam film

by Marta Cooper | 17 Sep 12

Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has reportedly ordered the state-owned Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block YouTube...

Iranian government censor text messages discussing currency crash

by Daisy Williams | 13 Sep 12

The Iranian government began censoring SMS discussions of its plummeting local currency on 10 September, following an exchange rate fall of...

Dozens of Kurdish journalists face terrorism trial in Turkey

by Daisy Williams | 11 Sep 12

The biggest media trial in Turkey's history has begun, 44 journalists appeared in an Istanbul court on Monday (10 September). Of those, 36 have been...