Category: <span>minipost</span>

Sudan: Opposition leader arrested

by Intern | 19 Jan 11

Security officials arrested an Islamist opposition figure in his home in Khartoum on Monday. Hassan al-Turabi was taken into custody a day after he...

Chilcot Inquiry will not publish Blair notes to Bush

by Index on Censorship | 19 Jan 11

Britain's top civil servant, Sir Gus O'Donnell, has refused permission for notes between former prime minister Tony Blair and former US president...

Iran: Imprisoned lawyer’s husband arrested

by Index on Censorship | 18 Jan 11

Reza Khandan, husband of imprisoned lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been detained by authorities. His detention occurred after he was summoned to Evin...

Yemen: Online news editor arrested

by Intern | 14 Jan 11

State authorities have arrested Fouad Rashid, editor of the on-line news website Al- Mukalla. The former assistant editor of Al-Massila has been...

Belarus: More journalists detained

by Intern | 14 Jan 11

Two more journalists Andrzej Poczobut and Irina Charniauka were detained by the KGB yesterday. The journalists' house was raided and their...

Ai Weiwei studio demolished

by Index on Censorship | 13 Jan 11

The studio of acclaimed artist Ai Weiwei has been demolished, a move the artist believes is due to his political activism. Ai Weiwei was one of the...

Belarus: radio station closed

by Index on Censorship | 13 Jan 11

Minsk-based radio station Autoradio, has been shut down after its licence was cancelled. The reason outlined by the supervisory commission was the...

Saudi Arabia: New regulation censors internet content

by Index on Censorship | 12 Jan 11

Saudi Arabia's already restricted cyberspace is now subject to new regulation that allows the state to directly supervise and control internet...

Iran: Think tank lists “usurper” publishers

by Index on Censorship | 12 Jan 11

According to opposition website rahesabz a think tank close to the Iranian security apparatus has published a leaflet containing a list of...

Pakistan: Father and son sentenced for life for blasphemy

by Index on Censorship | 12 Jan 11

A court in Punjab has sentenced a father and his son to lifetime imprisonment for allegedly tearing down a poster in a gathering to mark the...

Kuwait: TV Channel and newspapers shut down

by Index on Censorship | 11 Jan 11

The Kuwaiti satellite channel Mubasher and newspaper Al-Mustaqbal, both owned by Shaikh Fahd Salem Al Ali have been banned by the country's ministry...