"Death notice" posters against the editor-in-chief of independent TV station, B92, and the producers of one of its programmes have been put up all...
CATEGORY: minipost
Iraq: Media watchdog offices raided
The offices of Journalistic Freedoms Observatory (JFO), an Iraqi media watchdog, were raided by around 30 armed men on Wednesday. The men took away...
Iraq: TV station burned down by attackers
The first independent TV station in Northern Iraq, Naliya Radio and Television (NRT), was forced off air after up to 50 masked gunmen stormed its...
Kyiv Post triumphs in controversial libel tourism case
A judge ruled today that the High Court in London is not the best place to hear a libel dispute between billionaire Ukrainian businessman Dimitry...
Yemen: Two demonstrators killed in clashes
Two protesters were killed on Tuesday in a clash between pro-government demonstrators and anti-government demonstrators in the capital San'a. The...
Togolese journalists protest against radio station closures
Togolese journalists are preparing to campaign against the closure of three radio stations, Providence, Métropolys and X-Solaire. Sit-ins outside...
Syrian blogger arrested
Blogger Ahmad Abu Khair was arrested on Sunday morning while driving from Banias to Damascus, it has been reported. Charges are unknown. The arrest...
German journalists released in Iran
Marcus Hellwig and Jens Koch, the German journalists imprisoned in Tabriz have been released, after the government reduced their 20 month sentences...
Colombia: Journalists threatened by paramilitary group
Journalists and human rights groups in Colombia have received alarming threats from Aguilas Negras, an extreme right wing paramilitary group. The...
India orders suspension of some mobile messaging services
Last week the Indian government ordered telecom operators to suspend all mobile messaging services that cannot be monitored by law enforcement...
Ivory Coast: Newspapers targeted by police
Ivorian police have issued summonses for questioning to several newspaper editors, local journalists report. The summons were sent to editors seen...
Libya: Hundreds dead in clashes between protesters and security forces
Clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces over the past few days have left at least 200 dead and many more wounded. The...