Mexican prosecutors have decided to reopen the investigation into 21 deaths during protests against the Oaxaca state government in 2006. Amongst the...
Mexican authorities reopen investigation into Oaxaca deaths
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China: Uighur website editor given seven-year prison sentence
Tursunjan Hezim, Uighur editor of well known website Bilik, has reportedly been given a seven-year prison sentence. The sentence was handed down for...
Brazilian police recapture journalist’s killer
Sao Paolo police have recaptured Wilson de Moraes da Silva, who was convicted of the murder of journalist Ivandel Godinho Junior. The reporter was...
Saudi Arabia: Police open fire on protesters
Police in the eastern city of Qatif opened fire on protesters and beat them with batons at a protest on Thursday, resulting in at least three people...
El Salvador: 11 jailed for filmmaker’s murder
A court in El Salvador has convicted 11 people for the 2009 murder of French journalist and filmmaker Christian Poveda. Two gang leaders were...
Azerbaijan: Crackdown on anti-government activists
Two youth opposition activists, Sakhavan Soltanli and Rashadat Akhundov, were detained in Azerbaijan's capital Baku on Tuesday. On 4 March, youth...
Guardian reporter held by Libyan authorities
Libyan officials have confirmed that award-winning Guardian correspondent Ghaith Abdul-Ahad is in their custody after he went missing while...
Libya: BBC news team beaten up by Gaddafi’s forces
A BBC news team trying to reach the town of Zawiya were detained, beaten and subjected to mock executions by pro-Gaddafi forces. The team of three...
Four demonstrators killed in Ivory Coast
Security forces opened fire on demonstrators in Abidjan on Tuesday, killing four people. They were protesting against the deaths of seven female...
Yemen: Anti-government protester killed by security forces
Security forces have opened fire on anti-government protesters trying to join a camp at the University of Sana'a, killing one and injuring 100. The...
Changes to Hungarian media law adopted
The agreed changes to Hungary's controversial media law were adopted on Monday. These alterations were welcomed by the Hungarian media, but have...
Belarus prisoners’ families launch legal action against Lukashenko
The families of political prisoners detained in Belarus after the 19 December election have instructed a London law firm to launch civil proceedings...
