A 24-year-old Azerbaijani musician who says he was tortured by police after he insulted the country’s president during a concert has fled to Germany over concerns for his safety. Jamal Ali had criticised President Ilham Aliyev and his late mother...
Marta Cooper: Leveson lawyer went too far
A contempt of court charge brought against former NI Secretary Peter Hain regarding criticisms he made of a judge in Northern Ireland has been dropped. Hain had written to Attorney General John Larkin about the remarks, stressing he never intended...
Marta Cooper: Harold Evans warns against statutory press regulation
Marta Cooper: Jack Straw calls for privacy law
Marta Cooper: Leveson tells MPs to back off
Marta Cooper: Campbell defends Labour relationship with Murdoch
Marta Cooper: Brooks email puts further pressure on Hunt
Marta Cooper: Andy Coulson gives evidence at Leveson Inquiry
Update 14 May 2012: Lord Justice Leveson has said he will not pursue action under Section 36 of the 2005 Inquiries Act against the Independent on Sunday. He added that a detailed ruling on the matter will be published on the Inquiry website. The...
A Thai man in his 60s who became known as "Uncle SMS" after he was convicted of defaming Thailand's royal family in text messages has died while serving his 20-year prison term. Amphon Tangnoppakul, whose cause of death was unknown, was arrested in...
Al Jazeera English's China correspondent, Melissa Chan, has been expelled from the People's Republic after five years in the country. The TV station's English arm today announced it has closed its Beijing bureau after the Chinese authorities...