On August 21, two Palestinian journalists, Usaid Abd Al Majid Amarana, of Al-Aqsa TV, and Amar Abu Urfa, a reporter for Shahab news agency, were...
Palestine: Two journalists arrested by Israeli forces
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Kashmir: Two photojournalists beaten and detained during protests
On August 19, two photojournalists, Narciso Contreras and Showkat Shafi, said they were beaten by police and detained for several hours while...
A former police officer detained for murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya
Russian investigators have detained a former lieutenant police colonel as a suspect in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. The...
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Sara Yasin: Young, gay in the USA? 404 not available, this content is restricted in Missouri
Young, gay in the USA? 404 not available, this content is restricted in Missouri
Sara Yasin: Young, gay in the USA? 404 not available, this content is restricted in Missouri
Four-year jail terms for Facebook riot posts
Two men jailed for four years over Facebook messages inciting disorder — their cases spark criticism of “disproportionate” sentences. Sara Yasin reports
Egypt: Judge bans cameras for remainder of Mubarak’s trial
An Egyptian judge has banned state-owned TV cameras from filming the rest of Hosni Mubarak's trial. Even though state TV cameras were allowed in the...
Ghana: Journalists assaulted by angered pastors
Three pastors allegedly assaulted three journalists and a panellist in Accra, Ghana on 8 August. The three pastors were angered by comments made...
Nepal: Journalist brutally attacked
Nepali journalist Kishor Budhathoki was brutally assaulted in eastern Nepal on 11 August. According to Republica, Budhathoki was attacked for a...
Pakistan: Journalist killed in Balochistan
Muneer Shakir, who worked for Online News Network and a Balochi television station called Sabzbaat, was killed on 14 August in Pakistan's...
Oman: Officials threaten to shut down newspaper
Omani officials are threatening to shut down Al-Zaman, an independent newspaper, after it published allegations of corruption in the Ministry of...
India: Controversial film censored in three states
The release of Amitabh Bachchan’s controversial new film, Aarakshan, which focuses on students benefiting from India’s quota system for Dalits...