Just two weeks shy of his release, imprisoned journalist Qi Chonghuai, has now been sentenced to another eight years on charges of embezzlement,...
China: Imprisoned journalist faces another 8 years
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Somalia: Two radio stations silenced in twenty-four hours
Members of the Sufi group, Ahlu Sunna Waljama (ASWJ), shut down Radio Dhusamareb of central Somalia on Wednesday evening. Seven masked intruders...
Brazilian journalist and politician shot to death
Journalist and political leader, Edinaldo Figueira, was shot to death on 15 June. He founded a Brazilian newspaper and was president of a branch of...
Syrian protesters in UK report threats
Syrian anti-government protesters in London have received threatening phone calls and house visits from Syrian embassy officials, they claim. Though...
Iraq: Cameraman killed by car bomb
Afaq.tv cameraman, Salem Alwan Al-Gharabi, was killed in a suicide bomb attack in southern Iraq on Tuesday. At least 27 people were killed in the...
China: Censors close whistle blowing site
A website allowing Chinese citizens to blow the whistle on official bribery, www.ibribery.com, has been shut down. Site creator Chen Hong copied the...
Swaziland: Journalist detained and accused of tainting country’s image
Swazi journalist Mancoba Nxumalo was held by police on Wednesday (22 June) and accused of "tarnishing" the Kingdom's image, he has claimed. The...
Northern Ireland: Press Association photographer shot in the leg as Belfast violence erupts
Press Association photographer Niall Carson, who was covering violence in east Belfast was shot in the leg during a riot on Monday night. Stones,...
Sri Lanka: Press freedom bill rejected
A bid for greater media freedom put forward by opposition parties in Sri Lanka has been rejected by the ruling party led by President Mahinda...
Bahrain: Eight activists and opposition leaders jailed for life
Eight Shia activists and opposition leaders have been sentenced to life imprisonment in Bahrain. They have been found guilty of plotting a coup in...
UK: Parliament Square protester Brian Haw dies
Parliament Square peace campaigner, Brian Haw, died of lung cancer at the weekend while receiving treatment for the disease in Germany. Haw began...
Pakistan: Guardian journalist beaten by men in police uniforms
Guardian journalist Waqar Kiani has claimed that he was abducted and tortured by Pakistani intelligence agents on Saturday night. The alleged...
