29 Jun 2010 | Index Index, minipost
Jean Leonard Rugambage, the acting editor of independent newspaper Umuvugizi, was shot dead outside his home in Kigali on 24 June. Local authorities recently suspended the paper but it continued to publish online. Exiled chief editor Jean Bosco Gasasira, blames the government for the killing because of an article Umuvugizi published last weekend accusing the Rwandan security forces of murdering the former army General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. Today (29 June) Rwandan police announced that they had arrested two men suspected of involvement in the killing.
25 Jun 2010 | Index Index, minipost
A leaked confidential document reveals that authorities are planning strict measures to control internet content. The guidelines, obtained by Association for Progressive Communication member, Bytes for All, propose laws allowing officials to block any online material that it finds “objectionable”. “Objectionable” is not defined, leading critics to argue that the move gives the government “carte blanche” over internet content. The move follows recent widespread blocking of websites including Facebook and YouTube.
16 Jun 2010 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost, News and features
On 13 June, Cairo security forces arrested 32 demonstrators, angry at alleged police involvement in the death of activist Khaled Mohammed Said. Clashes broke out outside the Egyptian Interior Ministry, where around 200 protestors gathered to argue that Said, who was outspoken about police corruption, had been tortured to death by undercover officers. Human Rights Organisations, including Amnesty International, have expressed concern at Said’s death. However the police deny any involvement, claiming that he died of a drug overdose, consumed prior to their arrival.
16 Jun 2010 | Events
I’m A Celebrity Get Me Some Privacy!
1 July
7.00pm
Goldman Sachs
£35 (£25)
YN Lawyers Presents a seminar on the developing law of privacy looking amongst other things at balancing freedom of expression and privacy and the consequences that these changes have had for the media.
Speakers Include:
Amber Melville-Brown – expert media lawyer
Ronald Thwaites QC
Mark Moody – editor of OK!
Lorraine Tighe – Former contestant on The Apprentice
Joshua Rozenberg – journalist
More Details at http://www.norwood.org.uk/How-you-can-help/events/yn/yn-lawyers-im-a-celebrity
Goldman Sachs
120 Fleet Street
EC4A 2QQ
