The manager of a Malaysian bookshop has been charged for selling a banned book. Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz who manages a chain of bookshops in Kuala...
Malaysia: Bookstore manager charged over banned Islam book
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Alice Purkiss
Alice Purkiss
USA: Book featuring lesbian mothers pulled from shelves in Utah
A book depicting a family with two lesbian mothers has been pulled from the shelves in an American school district. "In Our Mothers' House" by...
UN expert slams censorship by Israel, Palestinians
A UN human rights expert has slammed the government of Israel, the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza for unduly limiting free...
Bangladesh: Journalist murdered
A journalist has been hacked to death in Bangladesh after reporting on a local drug syndicate. Jamal Uddin from Banglore daily Gramer Kagoj was...
Nine-year-old school dinner blogger gagged
UPDATE 1.35pm : Argyll & Bute Council have lifted the ban on Martha Payne's school dinner photography. Photographs included in the blog of a...
Azerbaijan: Correspondent for Iranian media sentenced to two years in prison
A journalist and government critic has been sentenced to two years in prison in Azerbaijan. Anar Bayramli, a correspondent for two Iranian media...
Mexico: Reporter goes missing with her son, aged two
A Mexican reporter has gone missing from her home in the state of Coahuila, along with her two-year-old son. Hypathia Stephanía Rodríguez Cardoso,...
China: Editor dismissed for online comments
The editor of a Chinese newspaper has been dismissed after posting comments online deemed critical of the government. Yu Chen, editor of the...
Maldives: Journalist stabbed
A prominent journalist in the Maldives is in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed in the neck. Ismail "Hilath" Rasheed had his...
Malawi repeals news censorship law
A vote in the Malawi Parliament has led to the repeal of an amendment to the country's penal code which banned any news "not in the public...
Honduras: Ten suspects arrested in connection with reporter murder
Ten suspects have been arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of Alfredo Villatoro in Honduras, including one policeman. Villatoro...
South Africa: “The Spear” gets age restriction
Controversial painting of South African President Jacob Zuma has been given an age restriction. The piece entitled "The Spear" which displays the...