TV reporter Mazin Mardan, 18, has been shot dead in front of his parents in his house in Mosul, northern Iraq. The gunmen showed up at his home...
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Iran: World’s youngest blogger to be put on trial
An 18-year-old blogger and women's rights activist arrested last September, has been now put on trial. Navid Mohebbi is charged with acting against...
Turkey: News website founder sentenced
Cem Büyükçakır, founder and general publications director of the Haberin Yeri website was given an eleven-month long jail sentence for publishing a...
Georgia: British teacher sues for libel
A teacher from the UK is suing Georgian media for libel. Thomas Fletcher says journalists have spread false information about him by publishing his...
Russia: Disabled journalist convicted of libel
A Russian editor who was nearly killed in the attack two years ago, has been convicted of slander. Mikhail Beketov, who is confined to a wheelchair...
Turkey: BlackBerry faces ban
Research in Motion (RIM) faces a ban of BlackBerry data services in Turkey if it doesn’t obey new legislation requiring companies to hand over...
Russia fined for banning gay pride marches
European Court of Human Rights has fined Russia for repeatedly refusing activists the right to hold gay pride marches. The Moscow authorities...
Turkey: News channel fined for airing critical interview
Turkey's Radio Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has fined a Turkish news channel for airing an interview which criticizes the current government....
Georgia: journalist sued for libel
A local politician and and chairman of an agricultural commission is suing journalist Ilia Martkoplishvili for degrading his honor. Gela Tetrauli...
Free Microsoft licences to help combat censorship
Microsoft is extending its program of giving free software licences to non-profit organisations. The initiative was first applied to Russia, after...
Canada: Activist silenced by “astonishing” bail conditions
A Canadian court has placed numerous restrictions on an activist as part of his bail release. Alex Hundert may not speak with any member of the...
Egypt: Media crackdown continues
Egyptian authorities have continued their pre-election crackdown on the independent media. Most recently private production companies that provide...