Two Peruvian journalists accused of defamation were last week sentenced to two years in prison, although on suspended sentences which involve house...
Peru: Journalists sentenced to house arrest for defamation
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Belarus: Top journalist ‘barred from leaving Belarus’
A journalist who was found guilty of defamation in Belarus has been barred from leaving the country. Andrzej Poczobut, a Polish-Belarusian...
Egypt: Authorities block publication of controversial feature
Egyptian authorities have blocked the publication of a controversial feature story. Daily newspaper Rose al-Youssef were due to run the second part...
Mexico: Reporter goes missing in Veracruz
Mexican reporter Manuel Gabriel Fonseca Hernández, who covers crime for El Mañanero de Acayucan, a newspaper in the south of Veracruz state, has...
China: Authorities arrest South Korean journalists
The Chinese authorities are holding a group of South Korean journalists from a daily newspaper on suspicion of spying. The group, which is believed...
Kuwait: Man jailed for comments on Twitter
Sunni activist Mubarak al-Bathali has been sentenced to three months in jail by a Kuwaiti court for comments about Shiite Muslims made on his...
European Court rejects Max Mosley appeal
Former motorsport boss turned privacy campaigner Max Mosley has had his appeal to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights rejected....
China: Fears of censorship of Diablo 3
Video game fans awaiting the release of Diablo 3 in China fear that the game will be heavily censored. Amid reports that the game has entered the...
Belarus: Activist “beaten by police” before being jailed
A Belarusian opposition activist has claimed he was beaten and detained by police before being sentenced to 15 days in prison. Kastus Zhukouski was...
UK media should not be forced to hand over riot footage
Index on Censorship is concerned by reports that news organisations are to hand over footage of August’s riots in England. “Moves such as this force...
Uganda: Writer arrested after publishing book critical of president
Ugandan writer Vincent Nzaramba was arrested from his home on 17 September, after penning a book critical of President Yoweri Museveni. According to...
Ukraine: TV journalists protest channel closures
Ukranian journalists have gathered in Kharkiv to protest the closure of local television channels. The protesters, who gathered at the Mayor's...
