Alice Purkiss: Paul Dacre refuses to withdraw “mendacious smears” statement
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Malaysia: Saudi writer arrested for blasphemy over Mohammed tweets
A Saudi journalist was arrested in Malaysia on Wednesday night after a request by Interpol on behalf of Saudi authorities. Hamza Kashgari tweeted a...
Paul Staines accuses Sunday Mirror editor of authorising hacking
Alice Purkiss: Paul Staines accuses Sunday Mirror editor of authorising hacking
Djibouti: Radio journalist threatened and tortured for 24 hours
A radio journalist was abducted and tortured by police last week in Djibouti, Africa. Farah Abadid Hildid of radio station La Voix de Djibouti, was...
Egypt: journalists attacked by security services
Two journalists were shot by security services, and another detained whilst covering the political unrest in Egypt over the weekend. Mahmoud...
Cuba: blogger Yoani Sánchez’s travel to Brazil denied
Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez has been denied permission to leave the island to visit Brazil. Last month, Sanchez formally appealed to the Brazilian...
UN: Philippines journalist defamation conviction a violation of free speech
The United Nations Human Rights Committee have found that the defamation conviction of a Philippines journalist violated the journalist's right to...
Cuba: Journalist faces decades in prison
A Cuban journalist is facing more than ten years in prison for alleged corruption offences. José Antonio Torres, a correspondent for Granma, the...
Sudan: Publisher stops press to protest censorship
The publisher of an independent Sudanese newspaper has withheld an edition of the paper to protest censorship. National Intelligence and Security...
Somalia: Media network director gunned down outside home
The director of a media group has become the first journalist to be killed in Somalia in 2012. Shabelle Media Network director Hassan Osman Abdi was...
India: Media group targeted by violence
The offices of an Indian media group have been attacked by a group of right-wing Hindu nationalists in Mumbai. Dozens of supporters of right-wing...
Bahrain: Jailed activists begin hunger strike
Fourteen imprisoned activists have begun a one-week hunger strike in Bahrain. The activists, who have been imprisoned since March 2011, are...