A journalist claims he was kidnapped and expelled from Azerbaijan. Yafez Hasanov, an Azerbaijani correspondent from Radio Azadliq, part of Radio...
Azerbaijan: Reporter abducted, forced to cross Iranian border
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Sudan: Opposition party newspaper confiscated
On Sunday, Sudanese security forces confiscated issues of Al-Maydan, the bi-weekly mouthpiece of the Sudanese Communist Party (SCP). According to...
Venezuela: Human rights commission accuses country of censoring press
The Organization of American States' Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has accused Venezuela of censoring the country's media. IACHR...
Cuba: Correspondent’s press credentials revoked
The Cuban government this weekend revoked the press credentials of journalist Mauricio Vicent, correspondent for Spanish newspaper El País. Cuban...
China: Two newspapers taken over by Propaganda Bureau
Two outspoken Beijing newspapers, the Beijing Times and the Beijing News, have been brought under the direct authority of the Beijing Propaganda...
Canada: Decision to pull Dire Straits song reversed
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) overturned a January decision to pull a 1985 song by the popular Dire Straits. The song, "Money for...
Philippines: Libel law used against journalist
In what is reportedly the first time that a Philippine Supreme Court justice has filed a libel case against anyone including a journalist, reporter...
Mexico: Journalists found dead
The bodies of Marcela Yarce, the founder of a political magazine, and Rocio González, a freelance journalist, have been discovered by joggers in El...
Rwanda: Threats cause bimonthly to suspend publication
Fidèle Gakire, publisher of bimonthly newspaper Ishema decided to suspend the publication for one month on 28 August because of serious threats...
Venezuela: Editor of censored magazine turns himself in
The editor of satirical Venezuelan weekly newspaper 6to Poder has turned himself in to police on Tuesday while under investigation over a front-page...
Belarus: President orders controlled internet access in educational institutions
Internet access in educational institutions must be under control, said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as he addressed educators on 29...
Brazil: Courts block bank accounts of Google Brazil for refusing to take down “offensive” blogs
Courts in the Brazilian state of Ceará have blocked access to 140,000 USD in the accounts of Google Brazil after the internet giant refused to take...
