Iran's judiciary spokesman has said that the eight-year jail term for Roxana Saberi may be reconsidered on appeal, an indication her sentence will...
Iran hints US reporter’s sentence may be eased
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South Korean Blogger found not guilty
A financial blogger, Park Dae-sung, known online as Minerva, accused of spreading false information on the internet has walked free from court in...
Diplomats walk out of UN conference after Iranian ‘hate speech’
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused Israel of being the 'most cruel and racist regime', sparking a walkout by angry Western diplomats...
Iran: president calls for ‘fair investigations’ for Saberi and Derakhshan
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written to Tehran's prosecutor calling for 'fair investigations' in the cases of journalist Roxana Saberi...
Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards 2009: Lal Wickrematunge
Sri Lankan newspaper the Sunday Leader has been nominated for the Guardian Journalism award at the 2009 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression...
Iran: journalist Roxana Saberi found guilty of ‘spying’
American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment after being found guilty of spying for the US by a Tehran...
These pirates won’t be sunk
The conviction of the Pirate Bay Four is not just a breach of the right to free expression, says Sean Dodson, it’s an absurdity in an era when free...
US releases torture documents
President Barack Obama has released four top-secret memos detailing US torture techniques. Read more here
Pirate Bay founders sentenced
Four men behind Swedish file-sharing site Pirate Bay have been found guilty of copyright infringement and sentenced to one year in jail. Frederik...
Green will not face charges
Conservative MP Damian Green and civil servant Christopher Galley will not face charges relating to leaks of government documents after Director of...