The whistleblowers’ website goes mainstream — reconfiguring ideas of journalism, transparency, openness and security in the internet age. Jillian C York reports
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Iran: Human rights journalist jailed
Emadden Baghi, an Iranian human rights activist and journalist, has been given a year-long prison sentence and banned from any political activity...
US copyright body rules on video artists
The body responsible for interpreting copyright law within the United States has broadened the exemptions available to video artists seeking to...
Malaysia: Clerics condemn “un-Islamic” football shirts
On 21 July 2010, clerics announced that Malaysian Muslims should not wear Manchester United football shirts because the devil emblazoned on the...
Nicaragua: Government offers comic bribe
On 23 July, popular Nicaraguan stand-up Luis Enrique Calderón has revealed that he was offered money by government officials in return for not...
Uighur journalist given 15-year jail sentence
Journalist Gheyrat Niyaz has been given a 15-year jail sentence by the Chinese authorities after he was found guilty of endangering Chinese national...
Iran: Relatives of defence lawyer in stoning case arrested
The wife and brother-in-law of the lawyer who defended Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the mother of two who was sentenced to death by stoning for...
UAE: “Security risk” BlackBerrys face restrictions
BlackBerrys could be banned or monitored in the UAE after officials announced on 26 July, that they do not conform with national laws. The region’s...
Bloggers’ victory: Gray Hilton libel case struck out
Blogger and political activist Johanna Kaschke has had her libel case against fellow blogger’s John Gray and Alex Hilton struck out today
No charge in Ian Tomlinson death
The Crown Prosecution Service has said there is no charge to answer in the case of a newspaper vendor who died during G20 protests in London. Leah Borromeo disagrees
Plus: Download a timeline of events on the day of Ian Tomlinson’s death