11 Jan 2011 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost
Brazilian author Paulo Coelho has published a message on his blog claiming his books have been banned in Iran.
The Brazilian author has not been given the specific reasons for this action. However he has said that he has been using social networks to support Arash Hejazi.
Hejazi is the doctor and translator of Coelho’s books to Farsi, who appeared in the footage of Neda Agha-Soltan’s death during the demonstrations following Iran’s disputed presidential elections.
11 Jan 2011 | Index Index, minipost, News and features
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed concern for political prisoners being held in Belarus in the aftermath of December’s presidential elections.
A UN spokesman told reporters: “[Ban is] concerned about the continued detention of journalists, opposition candidates and their supporters and calls for their release and the full observance of human rights and due process.”
Mr Ban also criticised Belarus’s closure of the Minsk office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
11 Jan 2011 | News and features
Peter Noorlander of the Media Legal Defence Initiative warns that today’s action by Max Mosley at the European Court of Human Rights could have grave consequences for free media
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10 Jan 2011 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost
At least 14 protesters have been killed in violent demonstrations in the cities of Tala, Kasserine and Rgeb since Saturday amidst continuing anti-government protests. In Tala the Tunisian security force allegedly started firing at protesters who were setting fire to a government building. The Tunisian government has arrested bloggers, lawyers and activists since anti-government demonstrations began in December.
