The Thai government forced the closure of 13 radio stations on Tuesday (26 April) and issued them with court warrants for broadcasting a speech by...
Thailand: Thirteen radio stations forced to shut
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China bars writer from attending literary festival
The Chinese government has refused author Liao Yiwu an exit visa to attend the PEN World Voices Festival in New York. Authors at the event, led by...
Al-Wasat columnist detained in Bahrain
A columnist for the independent Al-Wasat newspaper was arrested on Monday (25 April) after 30 uniformed and plainclothes police officials raided his...
Cameraman shot dead in Salvador
A television cameraman was shot dead on Monday (25 April) while on his way to work. Alfredo Hurtado, 45, worked for Canal 33, a privately owned news...
Syria: Government crackdown results in mass casualties
The Syrian regime has launched a massive crackdown against protestors demanding political reform in the country. The killing of protestors in 14...
Security forces target journalists in Yemen
Yemeni authorities detained the editor of Al-Shahid at a checkpoint on 25 April. Abdel Aziz al-Majidi was prevented from entering the Taiz province...
Pakistani reporter in critical condition after shooting
A Pakistani journalist who worked for a local news channel was shot twice on 19 April. Naveed Kamal, 26, was attacked by two unidentified men when...
Saudi Arabian writer and teacher arrested
A Saudi Arabian writer and teacher has become the most prominent figure to be arrested in the country since protests started in February. Nadhir...
Iranian journalist given six-year jail term
Iranian journalist Nazanin Khosravani was sentenced to six years in jail on 19 April after being convicted of impinging on national security and...
Belarus: Journalist warned over article
A journalist received a written warning over an article in which he questioned the Belarussian authorities’ claims to have arrested those...
Swiss television crew detained in Qatar
ASwiss television channel claimed on 18 April that two of its reporters were detained without charge in Qatar for 13 days. The RTS network alleges...
Jordan: News office raided
Six men raided the office of a news website, Al-Muharrir, in Amman on 19 April. Unidentified men broke into the personal office of editor-in-chief...