Musab Shamsah was sentenced for mocking religion and publishing content that could be deemed offensive to religious groups. Alice Kirkland reports
Kuwait: Twitter user imprisoned for five years for ‘insulting’ Muhammad
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Alice Kirkland
Alice Kirkland
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Palestinian news agency Ma’an to reopen in the Gaza Strip four months after Hamas closed down the organisation
1643: The last time the press was state regulated
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Sarah Brown meets Index on Censorship competition winner
Sarah Brown met the winner of the Index on Censorship blogging competition, Charley-Kai John, when she spoke at the launch of the autumn issue of the magazine.
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