Cartoons Against Corruption, the website of Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been suspended by its internet host after complaints that it...
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Brazil: Radio reporter shot dead
Brazilian radio reporter Laécio de Souza was shot dead by two men yesterday in Salvador, in the north east of the country. Police said the...
Ivory Coast: TV presenter released on bail after five months in prison
Ivorian television presenter Hermann Aboa was released on bail on 30 December after five months in prison. Aboa, a presenter with national state-run...
Argentina: Two reporters detained, stripped during human trafficking investigation
An Argentinian TV reporter and cameraman were beaten, ordered to strip and threatened with death while investigating reports of human trafficking on...
Ethiopia: Swedish journalists jailed on terrorism charges
An Ethiopian court has sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in prison on charges of supporting terrorism after the pair illegally entered...
China: activist jailed for nine years for “subversive writing”
Chinese pro-democracy activist Chen Wei has been sentence to nine years' imprisonment for inciting subversion over four essays he wrote and...
UK: Nancy Dell’Olio’s Daily Mail libel action struck out
Strictly Come Dancing star Nancy Dell'Olio has had her libel action against the Daily Mail struck out by the high court. Dell'Olio attempted to sue...
Hungary: Watchdog takes away frequency from opposition radio
Hungary’s national media council have taken the radio frequency from the country’s largest opposition radio station, Klubradio. Three frequencies...
US: Govermnent asks scientific journals to censor bird flu studies
The US Government has asked two scientific journals to censor data on bird flu. Nature and Science were asked by the US National Science Advisory...
Turkey: 40 journalists arrested in alleged terror plot
Forty Turkish journalists were arrested in raids which targeted suspected members of the "press and propaganda wing" of a banned Kurdish separatist...
UK: Virgin Media programme guide censors Hitchc**k and D***ens
Virgin Media's electronic programme guide took offence at a range of inoffensive words at the weekend. Alfred Hitchcock became Alfred Hitchc**k, as...
Malawi: Police arrest playwright over sensitive play
A playwright has been arrested whilst performing a play which was deemed critical of the government in Malawi. Thlupego Chisiza was arrested on...