Marta Cooper: Chief constable denies giving Chris Jefferies name to press
Chief constable denies giving Chris Jefferies name to press
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Swaziland: Social media lese majeste law planned
Swaziland's justice minister has told the country's senate that the government is finalising a law that would make it illegal to criticise the King Mswati III on social media networks. "We will be tough on those who write bad things about the king...
UK: Ex-cricketer wins Twitter libel case
Former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has won his High Court libel case and been awarded £90,000 in damages after allegations on Twitter that he was involved in match-fixing. Lalit Modi, former chairman of the Indian Premier League, had...
Bangladesh: Facebook pages shut for blasphemy
A Bangladesh court last week ordered government authorities to shut down five Facebook pages and a website for blasphemous content. Judges at the high court in Dhaka ordered the telecommunications regulator, home ministry officials and police to...
Uzbekistan: Novaya Gazeta columnist deported
Former Novaya Gazeta columnist Victoria Ivleva was deported from Uzbekistan in an incident she believes is linked to her work. Ivleva flew to Tashkent for a photo workshop last Friday, but was not allowed to leave the airport. She was then refused...
Sri Lanka: Government calls journalists “traitors”
Sri Lankan journalists have been dubbed "traitors" by state television, following the adoption of a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for an investigation into the country's alleged abuses of international humanitarian law during its war...
Venezuela: Chavez accuses press of “media terrorism”
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez accused the press of "media terrorism" during a Ministers Council meeting this week, following reports on contamination of drinking water in the central region of the country. Chavez attributed the stories to an...
Azerbaijan: Musicians tortured
Two Azerbaijani musicians who insulted the country's president during a concert in Baku are said to have been tortured by police while in detention. Jamal Ali of the band Bulustan criticised President Ilham Aliyev and his late mother during a...
Zimbabwe: Activists fined for showing Egypt uprising video
A Zimbabwe court on Monday fined six activists 500 USD (315 GBP) each and ordered them to carry out 420 hours of community service for conspiring to commit public violence during a meeting at which they watched video footage of Egyptian mass...
Mali: Soldiers storm broadcasters in coup
Soldiers in Mali stormed the state TV and radio station in central Bamako yesterday, announcing they had seized control of the country hours after attacking the presidential palace. In a video clip circulating online, spokesman for the National...
Times crime editor warns of "chilling effect" of Leveson Inquiry
Marta Cooper: Times crime reporter warns of “chilling effect” of Leveson Inquiry
Crime reporters express fear over limited police contact
Marta Cooper: Crime reporters express fear over limited police contact