Paul Martin, the British freelance journalist who was arrested on 14 February whilst attending the trial of Hamas activist Mohammed Abu Muaileq, has...
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Jailed Mauritian editor freed under pardon
The editor of the Mauritanian website Taqadoumy has been freed from a two-year jail sentence for violating public decency, inciting revolt and...
Liberian government “intimidates press”
The Liberian government has been accused of resorting to intimidation to censor the nation's media. The Center for Media Studies & Peace...
North Korea executes man for information breach
A factory worker has been executed by firing squad in North Korea for divulging information to a friend in South Korea. The man, who has only been...
Military trial for Egyptian blogger
Ahmed Mostafa, an engineering student at the University of Kafr el-Sheikh, faced a military court on 27 February, accused of "publishing false...
Rwandan journalists “silenced” by defamation charge
Three Rwandan journalists have been found guilty of defaming two government ministers, in a move that has described by the Committee to Protect...
Zambia restricts access to information
The Media Institute of Southern Africa and the Africa Freedom of Information Centre have urged the Zambian president to include access to...
Liberian newspaper accuses government of censorship
The independent newspaper Heritage has accused the Liberian government of carrying out political censorship after it was unable to publish its...
Human rights abuses “still common” in Zimbabwe
Freedom of expression abuses are still common in Zimbabwe despite the formation of a power sharing agreement last year, according to Human Rights...
China tells colleges to ban Oxfam
China's education ministry has ordered colleges to cut ties with Oxfam and prevent it from recruiting on campuses, accusing its Hong Kong branch of...
Sri Lanka: Editor freed, but fears grow for missing journalist
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has welcomed the release of Chandana Sirimalwatte, editor of the opposition Sinhala newspaper...
Peru: Charges dismissed against Radio La Voz
Olga Bobadilla Terán, head of the Utcubamba Provincial Attorney General's First Office, dropped a case against the La Voz de Bagua radio, on 16...