Footballer Wayne Rooney is launching a libel claim against The Sun newspaper over stories that suggest he booked a holiday which would take place...
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UK: Lily Allen’s half-sister to sue magazine for libel
Singer Lily Allen's half-sister has launched legal action against Now magazine over an article about her famous relative. Gala Talbott is suing the...
UK: Matt Lucas to sue the Daily Mail
Little Britain actor Matt Lucas is taking legal action against the Daily Mail over a story that he claims breached his privacy. Entitled How Matt...
Uganda: Sedition law declared unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court has declared Uganda's law on sedition null and void. Journalists will no longer be legally prevented from criticising...
Germany: New law to stop employers checking Facebook
A proposed data privacy law could prevent companies from checking potential employees' Facebook profiles. Employers will be allowed to search...
Iran: Three newspapers closed and one journalist sentenced
Three newspapers have been closed and a jail sentence has been imposed on one journalist in the past few days. The Commission for Press...
China: Blanket media ban on Xinjiang bomb
China's Central Propaganda Department has placed a blanket ban on covering the explosion at Xinjiang, Western China, including the state-owned...
Russia: Activists arrested at U2 concert
Police arrested human rights campaigners and prevented them from gaining signatures for petitions at U2's first concert in Russia, on 25 August. The...
Ukraine: Missing journalist feared dead
Police in eastern Ukraine have reclassified the case of a missing journalist as "premeditated murder". Vasyl Klymentyev, chief editor and reporter...
Index award winner wins radio licence fight
Carlos Flores, winner of the Index on Censorship and Guardian award for Journalism has won his fight to have his radio licence returned. Flores'...
Bosnia considers face veil ban
The Bosnian Central Parliament is to discuss new legislation on 1 September that would ban the wearing of a face veil, or niqab. The new law would...
Russia: Opposition activists charged after march
An opposition leader and two other activists have been charged with "resisting police" and "holding an unsanctioned march". Former deputy prime...