Opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi and their wives have been arrested and taken to the Heshmatiyeh jail in Tehran, it has...
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Turkish journalist imprisoned for criticising mayor
Journalist Ahmet Topcu has been sentenced to 11 months in jail for denouncing a proposal put forward by the Mayor of Rize, in north east Turkey. The...
Anti-abortion billboard removed in New York
A billboard proclaiming a pro-life message has been taken down following complaints. The advertisement was displayed in SoHo on behalf of the Life...
Journalists arrested in Nepal
Chief editor Ram Pukar Raut, and editor Pravin Sharma Jha, of the New Times Today have been arrested by police in the Southern Nepalese district of...
Vietnam: Restrictive media decree comes in to effect
A new decree that places serious restrictions on the media became effective on 25 February. The new decree forces media outlets to reveal their...
Turkey: Journalists jailed after reporting on demonstration
Two Kurdish journalists have been sentenced to ten months of imprisonment each, after attending a demonstration in 2008. Vedat Yilidiz, Dicle News...
Blogger banned from Oscars ceremony
Film blogger Michael Fleming was prevented from attending Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony. Fleming is the correspondent for entertainment...
Kyrgyz journalist hospitalised after attack
Kyrgyz journalist Nazgul Kushnazarova was badly beaten near her home on 22 February. None of her possessions were taken, which has given rise to...
Oman: Six protesters killed in clashes with police
Pro-reform demonstrators in the industrial town of Sohar have clashed with police, leading to the deaths of six protesters. The protesters,...
Ghana: Journalist files police complaint over death threats
A Ghanaian journalist has filed a complaint with police against Kennedy Agyapong, an opposition MP, for threatening to kill him. The MP's threat...
Zimbabwe: 46 arrested for watching videos of Egyptian and Tunisian demonstrations
Police in Harare this week arrested 46 activists and trade union members who were watching videos of demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia. They have...
Uganda: Journalist attacked while covering elections
A journalist was attacked by a mob while covering the recent elections in Mbale district, south-eastern Uganda. Gerald Mutembu, who works for Wavah...
