A prominent opposition activist has been fined for insulting a government employee in Bahrain. Zainab al-Khawaja, daughter of imprisoned activist...
Bahrain: Court fines daughter of opposition activist
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Alice Purkiss
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South Africa: Jacob Zuma goes to court over painting depicting his genitals
South Africa's president is taking legal action after the showing of a painting displaying his genitals. Jacob Zuma is arguing that the painting of...
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab granted bail, but remains in prison
Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab is to remain in prison, despite being granted bail. Rajab, who was arrested earlier this...
India: Government debates cyber censorship, ‘hacktivists’ hack government websites
Hacktivists have targeted two Indian government websites, as discussions of internet regulation took place in parliament. The websites of India’s...
Syria: Citizen journalist sentenced to death for Al-Jazeera interview
A citizen journalist has been sentenced to death in Syria, after giving a series of interviews to Al-Jazeera TV station. Mohammed Abdelmawla...
Mexico: Kidnapped reporter found dead in Mexico
The body of a murdered Mexican crime reporter was found at a roadside on Friday. Marco Antonio Avila Garcia of "Diario Sonora de la Tarde" and "El...
Pakistan: Twitter restored after temporary block
Pakistani authorities have restored access to micro-blogging platform Twitter, after temporarily blocking it because of messages deemed "offensive...
Child protection web filters censor BNP, lifestyle and technology sites
Alice Purkiss: “Child protection” web filters censor BNP, lifestyle and technology sites
Name of Ched Evans’ rape victim highlighted again on Twitter
Alice Purkiss: Name of Ched Evans’ rape victim highlighted again on Twitter
Kuwait: Blogger sentenced to ten years in prison
A Kuwaiti blogger has been sentence to ten years in prison and fined 1000 Kuwaiti dinars for "insulting the Prince and his powers" in poems uploaded...
Bahrain: journalist arrested
A journalist critical of the proposed union between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia has been arrested in Manama. Freelance journalist Ahmed Radhi was...
Pakistan: Three journalists beaten by police
Three journalists have been beaten by police officers in northwest Pakistan. Sher Ali Khan from TV station News One, Siraj Ali of Geo News,...