Two people jailed for making "alarmist" posts on Twitter were freed yesterday after four weeks in prison in Mexico. Maria de Jesus Bravo, a local...
“Twitter terrorists” freed in Mexico, charges dropped
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China: journalist attacked
A journalist covering the house arrest of a blind Chinese Chen Guangcheng  activist had her passport stolen and was forcibly removed from the...
Ecuador: court upholds libel verdict against news executives
An appeals court in Ecuador has upheld libel convictions and prison sentences for three newspaper directors and a former writer. El Universo...
Belarus: Journalist convicted of defaming Lukashenko loses appeal
A journalist convicted of defaming the president of Belarus has lost his appeal. Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut from Polish daily...
UK: Met police drop court order against the Guardian
The Metropolitan police has backed down from its threat to use the Official Secrets Act to force Guardian journalists to reveal sources in the...
Russia: Bill for stricter responsibility for online libel drafted
A new bill introducing stricter responsibility for online libel has been proposed by the head of United Russia political party. Alexander Mikhelson...
China: Journalist killed after ‘gutter’ oil investigation
A Chinese journalist broke the story of a health scandal on the sale of cooking oil dredged from gutters was stabbed to death on Monday. Li Xiang,...
Hong Kong: Farmer jailed for burning flag
In the first sentence of its kind, a farmer from mainland has been jailed for three weeks after setting fire to a Chinese flag in Hong Kong. Zhu...
Turkey: Newspaper suspended for one month under anti-terror law
The publication of Halkin Gunlugu (The People's Agenda) newspaper was suspended for one month on 10 September. All copies of the paper were seized...
Afghanistan: TV presenter forced to apologise to warlords — at gunpoint
A journalist was forced to apologise to Afghan war lords at gun point. Afghan-American journalist Nabil Miskinyar claims he was picked up for lunch...
Iran: Five filmmakers arrested
According to Iranian state media, five journalists allegedly working for BBC Persian were arrested on 17 September for filming a documentary without...
Sudan: Newspapers ordered not to report rebels’ words or actions
The Sudanese security authorities have instructed newspapers to avoid reporting the activities of rebel groups in the country. Local reports say the...
