A pipe bomb was defused early this morning after it was planted outside of the home of Northern Ireland press photographer Mark Pearce. While no one has taken responsibility for the attack, Pearce believes he was targeted for his work, but does not...
French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo is being sued by two Muslim organisations for cartoons it published of the Muslim prophet Muhammad in September. The organisations, Algerian Democratic Rally for Peace and Progress and the United Arab...
Bahrain's Court of Cassation today postponed issuing a verdict in the appeal of 13 opposition activists, including well-known human rights activist and Bahrain Center for Human Rights founder Abdulhadi Alkhawaja. The verdict will now be issued on 7...
Kim Kardashian flew into Bahrain's capital today to launch the country’s first Millions of Milkshakes shop --- but "sources" close to the reality TV star told TMZ that her trip to Kuwait and Bahrain is about more than promoting frozen drinks....
According to Renesys, a firm that monitors internet connectivity, mobile and internet connections in Syria have been cut off today. In a blog post the US-based organisation said that "all 84 of Syria's IP address blocks have become unreachable,...
Human rights activists inevitably face harassment both on and offline, and this effect is magnified by the topics tackled by women's rights activists. Discussion of deep-seated taboos sparks heated debates across the globe. The Association for...
Bahrain is preparing for the first anniversary of the Bahrain Independent Commission for Inquiry (BICI) by placing even greater restrictions on free expression. As violence escalates in the Gulf kingdom, the country's government has taken new...
Coverage of the US presidential race has been dominated by Republican and Democratic candidates Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. Sara Yasin speaks to Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who says minority parties are censored
Bahrain has a funny definition of free speech. After jailing human rights activists and social media users critical of the government and even going as far as banning protests, the country’s government still insists that it protects its citizens’...
Nigerian poet Wole Soyinka knows something about the dangers of speaking out. In 1967 the Nobel Prize winner was arrested and held in solitary confinement for two years after criticising the Nigerian government, a military coup had taken place in...
One hundred protesters were arrested today by security forces in Baku, Azerbaijan's capital. The organisers of the protest decided to make their way to Baku's Fountain Square to call for the dissolution of parliament, even though the country's...
Prominent UAE blogger Ahmed Mansoor says that he was beaten by an unidentified man on 17 September. Mansoor was attacked as he was approaching his car at Ajman University of Science and Technology, where he studies law. The attacker knocked Mansoor...