A government official in Ecuador has issued a public warning against a Twitter user following posts on the micro-blogging site. Betty Escobar, an...
Ecuador: Twitter user receives warning from government official
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Vietnam: Blogger Pham Minh Hoang’s jail term reduced
A Vietnamese court have halved the jail sentence of a blogger after international pressure from government's and NGO's. Pham Minh Hoang was...
Ivory Coast: Journalists taken into custody
Three journalists in the Ivory Coast were taken into police custody on Thursday. César Etou, Boga Sivori and Didier Dépry from daily newspaper Notre...
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Azerbaijani journalist stabbed
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A journalist in Nigeria has been arrested and is facing a libel lawsuit over stories detailing alleged corruption in the Nigerian Football...
China: Petitioners beaten when visiting Chen Guangcheng
A group of petitioners attempting to visit blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng were beaten on 30 October. According to petitioner Zhu Jindi, as...
