The UK High Court has ruled that file-sharing website The Pirate Bay must be blocked by internet service providers. The Swedish site, which...
UK: The Pirate Bay must be blocked by ISPs, court rules
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Alice Purkiss
Alice Purkiss
USA: CISPA cybersecurity bill passed by House of Representatives
Legislation which aims to prevent attacks on USA infrastructure and private companies has been approved, despite objections from Barack Obama's...
Ethiopia: Leading weekly’s website blocked
Access to the website of Ethiopia's leading weekly newspaper has been blocked within the country. The website of privately-owned weekly, The...
Azerbaijan: Journalist Zaur Guliyev claims he was tortured in prison
An Azerbaijani journalist held in pre-trial detention since March claims he has been tortured. Zaur Guliyev, editor-in-chief of Xayal TV, was...
Siberia: Lawmakers pass anti-gay propaganda bill
Legislation banning promotion of "gay propaganda" has passed its first reading in Siberia. The bill, which prohibits the promotion of homosexual,...
Honduras: TV presenter murdered
A prominent Honduran TV presenter was murdered on Monday morning. Noel Alexander Valladares, host of popular show El Tecolote (“The Owl”) on Maya...
Rupert Murdoch admits News of the World phone-hacking cover-up
Rupert Murdoch admits News of the World phone-hacking cover-up
UAE: Rapper jailed over scandalous video
A rapper has been sentenced to a minimum of three months in prison after releasing a violent music video in the UAE. The singer, known as Dangour,...
Rupert Murdoch: Brown "declared war" on News Corp
Rupert Murdoch: Brown “declared war” on News Corp
Hunt accused of giving News Corp special access over BSkyB bid.
Hunt accused of giving News Corp special access over BSkyB bid.
James Murdoch: "Over the odds" settlements were not a coverup
James Murdoch: “Over the odds” settlements were not a coverup
Lebedev and Barclay – media owners on the stand at Leveson
Alice Purkiss: Lebedev and Barclay – media owners on the stand at Leveson