A Russian journalist has been hospitalised after being stabbed 20 times. Sergei Aslanyan from Radio Mayak, was lured out of his house by an...
Russia: Journalist attacked in Moscow
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Alice Purkiss
Alice Purkiss
UK: Guardian journalist and police officer not charged over “phone-hacking leak”
Guardian journalist Amelia Hill will not be charged over a police leak relating to phone hacking that took place in the early stages of the inquiry....
South Africa: Jacob Zuma painting vandalised in gallery
A controversial painting depicting South African president Jacob Zuma exposing his genitals has been vandalised at the Goodman Gallery...
China: Regulation of Sina Weibo seen as Government censorship
China's largest microblogging service has introduced a code of conduct to restrict the type of messages that can be posted. The new move from Sina...
Indonesia: Lady Gaga concert off after threats
Lady GaGa has been forced to cancel her Indonesian concert, as promoters claim the threats made against her were too serious for the show to go...
Mexico: Murdered journalist’s son requests protection for press
The son of a murdered Mexican journalist has called for protection of journalists in Veracruz. Journalist and photographer Miguel Ángel López...
Somalia: journalist killed
A journalist from Radio Shabelle has been murdered in Somalia. Ahmed Ado Anshur was shot dead on his way home from work in Mogadishu yesterday. The...
Adam Smith, Frédéric Michel on BSkyB email controversy
Alice Purkiss:Adam Smith and Frédéric Michel testify on BSkyB email controversy
Bangladesh: Journalist brutally attacked with machetes
A group of unidentified assailants attempted to hack off the arm of a journalist in Bangladesh on Saturday (19 May). ABM Fazlur Rahman,...
Iran: Two Azerbaijani writers missing
The whereabouts of two Azerbaijani writers remains unknown, after they were allegedly kidnapped in Iran. Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizade were...
Israel: Head of Palestinian prison news channel arrested
The head of a new Palestinian news channel has been arrested on undisclosed charges in Israel. Bahaa Khairi Moussa, the general director of...
Pakistan: Journalist abducted and killed
The body of a Pakistani journalist has been found, one day after he was abducted. Razzaq Gul, a reporter with the Express News in southern...