The Libyan government has decided to deport 26 foreign journalists from the country. The journalists, who had all been invited by the government,...
Libyan government deports 26 journalists
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Vietnam: Brothers face jail for Falun Gong pirate radio
Two Vietnamese Falun Gong practitioners are to face trial for transmitting programmes about their spiritual beliefs into China. The case of 30-year...
Turkish court censors book before publication
An Istanbul court has ordered the seizure of all of investigative journalist Ahmet Sik's work on his incomplete book The Army of the Imam. His...
Pakistan: Chief crime reporter murdered in Karachi
The chief crime reporter for the Urdu-language daily Extra New was gunned down in Karachi on 2 April. Zaman Ali was the 14th Pakistani journalist to...
OSCE report finds Turkey is holding 57 journalists in prison
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe has published a report revealing that there are currently 57 journalists imprisoned in...
Vietnam: Lawyer jailed after calling for democratic reform
A lawyer has been sentenced to seven years in prison and a further three years’ house arrest. Cu Huy Ha Vu's trial lasted for one day, during it one...
Cuba: Reuters journalist accused of collaborating with CIA
Cuba has accused a Reuters journalist of collaborating with a US diplomat thought to be a CIA agent. The allegation was made by Cuban state...
Belarus: Natalia Radzina seeking asylum abroad
Belarusian journalist Natalia Radzina has revealed that she is seeking political asylum in a foreign country. She has declined to comment on where...
More than 200 protesters beaten and detained in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani police arrested more than 200 opposition protesters during Saturday's demonstrations in Baku. They were calling for the resignation of...
Syria: Reuters photographer released after six days
Syrian authorities have released Reuters photographer Khaled al-Hariri. The Syrian national had been held for six days. He was arrested as he...
Journalists in Gaza attacked by police
Hamas security officers in Gaza harassed and attacked journalists covering recent protests. At least five journalists were attacked by police while...
Libya releases Al Jazeera journalist
Al Jazeera reporter Lotfi Al Masoudi has been released after being detained by Libyan forces. He was one of four journalists who were arrested on 19...
