Mexican radio station MVS has reinstated Carmen Aristegui, the journalist fired last week after speculating about President Felipe Calderon's...
Mexican radio station rehires leading journalist
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French security law referred to Constitutional Council
On 15 February, French opposition socialist and communist groups challenged the constitutionality of a new security law (Loppsi 2) by referring it...
‘Black Spring’ journalist released in Cuba
Héctor Maseda Gutiérrez, a journalist imprisoned during Cuba's 'Black Spring' of 2003 was released on 12 February. Unlike many of the 52 journalists...
US court rejects David Beckham libel case
David Beckham's libel case against In Touch magazine has been thrown out of an American court. Beckham brought the £15.5m lawsuit over an article...
Four detained in police raid at Turkish news portal
Istanbul police raided leading independent news portal odatv.com and searched the homes of its administrators. Those detained were the...
Azerbaijan: Journalist brutally beaten by policeman
On 14 February a journalist for the Azerbaijani newspaper Bizim yol was savagely attacked outside the President's residence. A policeman dressed in...
Italian police seize blog over Berlusconi death satire
The Italian police have seized the Savona e Ponente blog after it ran a satirical piece entitled "I want to kill Berlusconi". Journalist Valeria...
Thailand: Court overturns 18 year sentence in free speech case
An appeals court has overturned an 18-year prison sentence handed out to activist Daranee Charnchoengsilapakul. The activist, better known as Da...
Journalists attacked covering anti-government rallies in Yemen
Journalists covering the anti-government protests in Yemen have come under attack from the police and pro-government supporters. Many were...
Syrian blogger jailed for five years
Young Syrian blogger, Tal al-Mallouhi, has been sentenced to five years in prison by a state security court on espionage charges. Mallouhi, who was...
Richard Keys and Andy Gray make Talksport debut
Richard Keys and Andy Gray, the Sky Sports presenters who left the channel following their off-air comments about a female assistant referee, have...
British journalist allowed to return to Russia following expulsion
Guardian journalist, Luke Harding, has been allowed to re-enter Russia after his expulsion from Moscow last week. The Russian officials have renewed...
