The head of the press censorship department in Burma has called for greater media freedom in the country. Tint Swe called for the abolition of...
Burma: Censor chief calls for more media freedom
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Philippines: Newspaper editor gunned down
A newspaper editor was shot on Friday while driving through the Philippines' main island, Luzon. Johnson Pascual, editor-in-chief of local...
Venezuela: Pro-Chavez hackers target journalists
Pro-Chavez Hackers in Venezuela have targeted the emails and social media accounts of journalists. Milagros Socorro, director of the site Código...
Iran: Actress sentenced to year in prison for censorship film
On 8 October, Actress Marzieh Vafamehr was sentenced to 90 lashes and a year in jail for her performance in a film exploring censorship of artists...
Pakistan: Web journalist murdered in Lahore
The body of a journalist working for a London-based online news site has been discovered by police in Pakistan. Faisal Qureshi, 28, who was working...
China: Dating shows face tough censorship
Increasingly strict media regulations are being applied to dating shows in China. Shows such as "If you are the one," which have been highly...
UK: Banned horror film gets 18 rating after cuts
An initially banned horror film has been given an "18" rating, after a number of cuts. Human Centipede 2 was originally banned in the UK for posing...
Slovakia: New draft law threatens internet freedom
A draft law has been published by the Slovakian Ministry of Finance which could result in the blocking of some web servers. The bill would mean...
Vietnam: Two citizen journalists facing jail for operating pirate radio
Two citizen journalists face trial in Vietnam today for operating pirate radio to China.  Vu Duc Trung and Le Van Thanh face charges of illegally...
Turkmenistan: Reporter gets five years in prison
A Radio Free Europe correspondent in Turkmenistan has been sentenced to five years in prison. Dovletmurad Yazguliyev was sentenced yesterday on...
Italy: Wikipedia shuts down Italian language edition to protest new law
Wikipedia have shut down their Italian language page in protest against a wiretapping act being proposed to the country's parliament. The proposed...
Iran: BBC news chief seeks government action over “intimidation”
The Head of Global News at the BBC has sought government action over the increasing "intimidation" of their staff in Iran. In a BBC blog post Peter...
