Journalist Gustavo Azócar is being prosecuted again on the charge of libelling an army officer in 2004. This comes as part of a series of actions...
Venezuelan journalist prosecuted for criminal libel
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Iran: Journalist sentenced to four years in prison and 60 lashes
Iranian journalist Siamak Qaderi was sentenced to four years in prison and 60 lashes on 21 January. Qaderi, a blogger, was charged disseminating of...
Egypt: New accreditation rules for journalist
Egyptian authorities have started confiscating existing press cards from journalists and asking them to contact the Ministry of Information to...
Ukrainian official rebuked for locking reporter in utility room
Kyiv's city general architect has been officially reprimanded for locking a journalist in a room during a council meeting. The incident took place...
Opposition journalist beaten in Tajikistan
An opposition journalist has been hospitalised after being attacked near his home in Dushanbe. Khikmatullo Saifullozoda is the editor of the...
Guardian journalist expelled from Russia
The Guardian's Moscow correspondent has been expelled from Russia. Luke Harding attempted to re-enter Russia on the weekend, instead his visa was...
Nigeria: Governor withdraws Facebook defamation case
The governor of Jigarwa State has withdrawn a complaint against an individual who allegedly wrote defamatory remarks about him on Facebook. Sule...
Egypt: Further assaults on journalists
As protests continue in Cairo on day of departure, the intimidation of journalists trying to cover the developments persists. Earlier today,...
Ecuador: Former radio director arrested
Jose Acacho, former director of La Voz de Arutam radio station has been arrested in Macas on charges of terrorism and sabotage. A court has issued a...
Mexico: Newspaper distributor murdered
Marbiel Hernandez, a distributor of El Diario and the evening paper PM was shot dead in Ciudad Juarez on 31 January. The suspected murderer, Ramses...
Detention of journalists and death of student in Sudan protests
As protests against rising food and living costs continue in Khartoum, six journalists and two media staff have been detained by authorities and one...
Belarus: Journalists released but under restrictions
The KGB have released journalists Irina Khalip and Charter 97's Natalia Radzina but have placed serious restrictions on their movement and...
