A Syrian journalist has been beaten, arrested and detained whilst covering a protest in Damascus. Rudy Othman, a prominent freelance journalist, was...
Syria: Journalist beaten, arrested in Damascus
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Alice Purkiss
Alice Purkiss
DRC: Television station attacked, programme host in hiding
A private television station in the Democratic Republic of Congo was stormed by unidentified men yesterday morning. Radio Télévision Kindu Maniema...
UAE: Authorities censor two Arab Spring-inspired art pieces at gallery
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have removed two paintings inspired by the Arab spring from an art fair. The paintings, which were appearing...
UK: Teenager denies making ‘grossly offensive’ comments on Facebook
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Azerbaijan: Musicians arrested and beatings reported at youth rally in Baku
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Ghana: Political activist detained over allegations against first lady
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Bolivia: Journalist sentenced to prison for defamation
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Azerbaijan: Four journalists arrested over Quba riots
Three senior employees of a TV station in Azerbaijan were arrested on 13 March. Vugar Gonagov, executive director; Zaur Guliyev, editor, and Zaur...
Libya: British journalists freed
Two British journalists who were arrested and accused of spying by a Libyan militia group have been released. Gareth Montgomery-Johnson and Nicholas...
Saudi Arabia: Website managers held without charge
Three Saudi web managers from news websites which cover political unrest are being held in prison without charge. Habib Ali al-Maatiq and Hussein...
China: Ai Weiwei says censors removed his microblog
A crack in China's firewall allowed dissident artist Ai Wei Wei to use a Twitter-like social media account for a short time on Sunday, before it...
Egypt: Oscar-winning Iranian film banned from screening at Cairo University
An Egyptian university banned the screening of an award winning Iranian film last week. The film A Separation"was due to be screened at Cairo...