A Sudanese editor has received a death threat following the publication of an article critical of the country’s president, Salva Kiir. Dengdit Ayok,...
Sudan: Journalist threatened with murder
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Thailand : UN joins lèse majesté fight
The United Nations have joined human rights groups in calling for reform of Thailand's notoriously harsh Lèse Majesté laws. The calls urging the...
UK: Seven charged after Congo protest in London
Seven people arrested at a London demonstration over the election result in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been charged. One hundred and...
US: Mumia Abu-Jamal will not be executed
The death penalty has been dropped against a USA journalist in Philadelphia who has spent thirty years on death row. Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was...
US: Sex article sparks campus uproar
Funding has been pulled from a student newspaper in New York, following the publication of an article about pre-marital sex. The Student Council...
Burma: Censorship rules eased for some local media
Censorship on many business and crime publications in Burma has been eased, but news titles are to be kept under strict regulations. Following...
Thailand: US blogger jailed for insulting king
A blogger has been jailed for two and a half years after posting excerpts of a biography online deemed offensive to the Thai monarchy. Joe...
Azerbaijani human rights lawyer detained at Istanbul airport
An Azerbaijani human rights activist was detained for more than 24 hours at Istanbul airport on Tuesday evening. Intigam Aliyev was returning to...
Zimbabwe: Media Monitoring Project staff detained
Staff from a Zimbabwean free expression organisation have been arrested and detained. Advocacy officers Molly Chimhanda and Fadzai December...
Egypt: Hunger striker Maikel Nabil’s case postponed for fifth time
The retrial of Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad has been postponed to 14 December, making this the fifth time his case has been rescheduled....
Iraqi Kurdistan: Riots lead to press freedom abuses
Six media offices have been attacked, and 16 journalists have been threatened and assaulted in Iraqi Kurdistan during widespread riots. The offices...
Palestinian ministry raid social media conference
Palestinian security services in Gaza City raided a social media conference on Sunday, stopping it from taking place. The police stormed The First...
