The US Government has asked two scientific journals to censor data on bird flu. Nature and Science were asked by the US National Science Advisory...
US: Govermnent asks scientific journals to censor bird flu studies
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Alice Purkiss
Alice Purkiss
Turkey: 40 journalists arrested in alleged terror plot
Forty Turkish journalists were arrested in raids which targeted suspected members of the "press and propaganda wing" of a banned Kurdish separatist...
UK: Virgin Media programme guide censors Hitchc**k and D***ens
Virgin Media's electronic programme guide took offence at a range of inoffensive words at the weekend. Alfred Hitchcock became Alfred Hitchc**k, as...
Malawi: Police arrest playwright over sensitive play
A playwright has been arrested whilst performing a play which was deemed critical of the government in Malawi. Thlupego Chisiza was arrested on...
Jerusalem: Advertising firm refuses to run ads showing women on buses
An advertising company in Jerusalem has refused to carry ads campaigning for women's equality on their buses. Cnaan Advertising, the company...
Somalia: Journalist killed by man in soldier uniform
A Somali journalist was shot dead by a man wearing a government soldier's uniform on Sunday in Mogadishu. Abdisalan Sheikh Hasan from Horn Cable TV...
China: News blackout on Wukan revolt
News reports of an uprising that began several days ago in Wukan have been blocked by the Chinese government. Coverage of the protests, which began...
Syria: Detained blogger Razan released
Detained Syrian blogger Razan Ghazzawi was released on bail yesterday. Razan was arrested at the at the Syrian border with Jordan on December 5, and...
Russian newspaper founder shot dead in North Caucasus
A gunman has shot and killed a newspaper founder in Russia's North Caucasus region. Gadzhimurat Kamalov, who founded the newspaper Chernovik, was...
Punks at gig punished under strict Islamic law
Alice Purkiss: Punks at gig punished under strict Islamic law
Zimbabwe: Media monitoring project staff denied freedom
Detained staff from a Zimbabwean media monitoring project have been refused bail. Advocacy officers Molly Chimhanda and Fadzai December from Media...
Ukraine: Case dropped against former president accused of reporter’s killing
A Ukranian court has dropped the case against a former president accused of ordering the killing of a journalist. Former president Leonid Kuchma was...