The Nepalese government has banned a social studies textbook after complaints from Muslim groups. The book has been criticised for including...
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Michael Jackson libel case costs Channel 4 £1.7m
Michael Jackson’s former bodyguard, Matthew Fiddes, discontinued his libel case against Channel 4 yesterday (21 June). Fiddes, had been arguing that...
Cambodia: Government ban critical film
The Cambodian authorities have blocked a new documentary that indicts the government in the assassination of an outspoken trade union leader. Who...
Ukraine: Two TV stations taken off air
The broadcast licences of TV5 Kanal and TVi have been cancelled by the courts. The two stations are regarded as being critical of President Viktor...
Turkish journalist fined for calling judge officious
A writer for Sabah newspaper writer has been fined TL 5,000 (€ 2500) for describing a judge as "officious."Nazli Ilicak was found guilty of...
Kuwait: Protesters call for release of jailed journalist
On 9 June, hundreds of Kuwaitis attend a rally to call for the release of opposition journalist and lawyer Mohammed Abdel Qader Al-Jassem. Accused...
Writer Zhang Jianhong released on medical parole
Zhang Jianhong, prominent writer and member of the Independent Chinese PEN Centre, was released on medical parole on 5 June. Zhang was sentenced to...
Ghana: Editor claims he was tortured
The editor of the Banjul-based The Independent newspaper, Musa Saidykhan, has informed judges that the people who tortured him in a 2006 incident...
Turkey tightens Kurdish censorship
Three members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party were sentenced to six months each for speaking Kurdish in an election campaign. Although...
Gambia: Newspaper website blocked
Editors of the US-based newspaper Gambia Echo have seen access to their website from within Gambia blocked by the country's government. In a letter...
Belarus: ‘Morality officials’ censor Elton John
The Belarusian "Public Council of Morality" have attempted to tone down any suggestion of homosexuality during Elton John's imminent performance in...
Turkey blocks access to Google sites
In addition to blocking Youtube, Turkey has now blocked access to various Google functions. The High Council for Telecommunications has revealed...