A veteran Chinese dissident is facing subversion charges for writing a poem urging people to defend their freedoms. Zhu Yufu was arrested last April...
China: Dissident charged with subversion
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Alice Purkiss
Alice Purkiss
Venezuela: Journalist threatened via Twitter
A Venezuelan journalist has received threatening messages via Twitter. Luis Carlos Díaz, Communication Networks Coordinator of the Gumilla Center, a...
UK: Police move in on Parliament Square protesters
Police began to clear tents from London's Parliament Square yesterday, after a new bill allowing for their removal went into effect this year....
Somalia: TV station raided, journalists detained
21 journalists were detained by security forces in Somalia over the weekend, following demonstrations against ongoing media crackdowns. Police...
Kuwait: Government backs crackdown on stateless protests
The Kuwait government has supported the suppression of "stateless" protesters by security forces over the weekend. Protests demanding citizenship...
Belarus: Police seize entire print run of private local newspaper
A 10,000 copy print run of a private Belarusian newspaper has been seized by police. Copies of Vitebsky Kuryer were seized by officers on Friday...
Burma: Journalists, freelancers, and blogger freed under amnesty
A number of journalists and bloggers have been released from prison under amnesty in Burma. Hla Hla Win, Ngwe Soe Lin, Win Maw, Sithu Zeya from...
Saudi Arabia: Shia protester ‘shot dead’
One person has been killed and at least three others have been injured in clashes between security forces and Shia protesters in Saudi Arabia. 22...
PAST EVENT: Book launch: Rebecca MacKinnon’s Consent of the Networked
27 February: Book launch: Rebecca MacKinnon’s Consent of the Networked
Turkey: Art exhibition caught in censorship debate
An art exhibition in Turkey has been cancelled by organisers after municipal officials were accused of censorship. Three photographs were removed...
India: Court threatens Facebook, Google with censorship “like China”
The Delhi High Court has threatened Facebook and Google with web blackouts, unless they agree to censor objectionable content. Following last...
USA: Bradley Manning moves step closer to full court martial
Bradley Manning, the US solider accused of the largest intelligence breach in American history, is moving closer to the possibility of spending the...