Unidentified gunmen have brutally murdered a Somalian radio journalist. Mahad Salad Aden, a well known and well respected journalist for Shabelle...
Somalia: Fourth journalist killed since year began
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Alice Purkiss
Alice Purkiss
Nigeria: Magistrate orders assault and arrest of journalists
A Nigerian magistrate ordered the arrest and detention of around 10 journalists on 4 April. A group of reporters who were covering the verdict from...
Saudi Arabia: Woman sentenced to flogging, for swearing in text
A woman has been sentenced to 50 lashes for swearing at her friend in a text message in Saudi Arabia. Following an argument between two women, aged...
Nepal: journalist murdered
The executive editor of a regional daily newspaper in Nepal has been brutally murdered. Yadav Poudel, from Mechi Times, and who has also worked...
Uzbekistan: Growing concern over targeting of independent journalists
A number of incidents in the last few weeks have raised concerns over the harassment of journalists in Uzbekistan. On 26 March, independent...
China: Ai Weiwei ordered to switch off studio webcams
Authorities have objected to surveillance cameras Chinese artitst Ai Wei Wei installed into his home to provide a live feed online. The artist...
Jordan: Demonstrators beaten in custody
Police beat 30 demonstrators whilst they were detained at a police station in Jordan on 31 March. The demonstrators were arrested after gathering...
Turkey: Politician sentenced to 15 years in prison for campaign speeches
A Turkish politician has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after delivering speeches in the run up to elections in June 2011. Serafettin Halis,...
Iraq: Car bomb kills TV presenter
A TV presenter has been killed by a car bomb in Iraq. Kamiran Salaheddin was killed at around 9pm on Monday (2 April) night, after a bomb placed...
Morocco: Rapper arrested for critical lyrics
A Moroccan rapper and activist was arrested by security forces last week, following claims that one of his songs is offensive to a public...
Peru: Journalist’s defamation conviction overturned
A Peruvian appeals court has overturned a criminal defamation conviction against a journalist who reported on local corruption. The court found that...
Latvia: Journalist assaulted
The publisher of a Latvian news website was attacked last week. Leonids Jakobsons, owner of the independent news website Kompromat was attacked by...