The Iranian judiciary has sentenced Kaveh Kermanshahi, a member of the Kurdish Human Rights Organisation to five years in prison for "actions...
Iran: Human rights activists given long jail sentences
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Crackdown on journalists in Cairo
As protests in Egypt continue into their seventh day and police return to the streets, at least six journalists were arrested in Cairo earlier...
EU to ban Lukashenko
Belarus's president Alexander Lukashenko is facing a fresh ban from travelling to the European Union after the brutal crackdown on opposition in the...
Philippines: Reporter shot dead
Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega, a broadcaster with Radio Mindanao Network was shot dead on Monday 24 January in Puerto Princesa city. His lawyer has claimed...
Somalia: Journalist imprisoned on defamation charge
The editor of Waheen daily newspaper has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of defamation and spreading false news. Mohamud Abdi...
Algeria: Protesters injured in unrest
A number of protesters have been injured during clashes with the police in a pro-democracy rally held in Algiers. The rally was held in protest to a...
Belarus: Two more journalists detained
Two more independent journalists were detained for alleged participation in the protests following the disputed election. Boris Goretsky of Poland...
Google lifts restrictions for Iranian users
Google lifted some of its restrictions for on-line users in Iran on 21 January. Google unblocked access to Google Chrome, Google Earth and Picasa,...
Afghanistan: Acid attack on reporter
Afghan police are searching for the men who threw acid on a prominent Afghan TV reporter and author. Tuesday's attack on Razaq Mamoon has left his...
Zambia: Journalists charged with sedition
Nyambe Muyumbana of Radio Lyambai and Mwala Kalaluka of the Post newspaper have been charged with sedition. The charges relate to coverage of the...
UK: US pastor banned from UK
Pastor Terry Jones has been banned from entering the UK. Terry Jones is the controversial pastor who attempted to burn the Koran on...
Uganda: Editor detained over cartoon
The chief executive officer and managing director of Business Summit Review was detained on January 11 after the magazine ran a cover cartoon...
