Mohammad Solimaninya, an Internet and social network expert who has been detained for the past three months, is reportedly being pressured to work...
Iran: Detained web expert reportedly pressured to work on National Internet project
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Marta Cooper
Marta Cooper
Eritrea: Detained journalist admitted to hospital
Eritrean journalist Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu, in custody since her arrest in February 2009, was admitted to hospital in Asmara earlier this year,...
Pakistan web users force government backtrack on internet filtering
The past few months have seen the rise of a vocal and sophisticated anti-censorship campaign in Pakistan that has effectively shamed the government...
India: BlackBerry snooping system underway
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has given Indian security forces access to private instant messages. The move follows the setting up of a...
Somaliland: Journalists detained without charge
Two journalists have been detained without charge for over a week. Somaliland authorities arrested Ahmed Ali Farah, a reporter for Royal TV, in the...
Kuwait: Writer imprisoned
Kuwaiti writer Mohamed al-Melify was jailed for seven years on Monday on charges of spreading false statements via Twitter. He was arrested last...
Turkey: Publisher Ragip Zarakolu released pending trial
Eminent Turkish free expression champion Ragip Zarakolu was freed from prison in Turkey pending trial along with 14 others yesterday. Zarakolu,...
DPP tells of police "pushback" on hacking investigation
Marta Cooper: DPP tells of police “pushback” on hacking investigation
Former NOTW journalist tells Leveson inquiry that John Yates attended her wedding
Marta Cooper: Former NOTW journalist tells Leveson inquiry that John Yates attended her wedding
Leveson Inquiry: Wallis defends police, press relationships
Marta Cooper: Wallis defends police, press relationships
Mexico: TV network faces bomb attack
National Mexican television network Televisa, based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, suffered a bomb attack on 25 March. No one was injured in the...
Public has right to know "within boundaries" Leveson Inquiry told
Marta Cooper: Public has right to know “within boundaries” Leveson Inquiry told