China's film censors have erased 13 minutes of footage from the new Men in Black film to remove the appearance of Chinese villains. Beijing's...
China: Censors erase 13 minutes from ‘Men in Black 3’ to remove Chinese villains
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South Africa: Newspaper drops controversial image of president from website
The website of a South African newspaper has been forced to remove an image of a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma. City Press...
Syria: activist and filmmaker killed while filming clashes in Homs
A well-known Syrian activist and filmmaker was slain on Monday while filming clashes in Homs. Bassel Al Shahade was a Fulbright Scholar studying at...
Israel: Haaretz journalist to be indicted for possession of classified IDF documents
Israel's Attorney General will indict a journalist from daily newspaper Haaretz, for possession of classified documents. The State Prosecutor's...
Malawi: Journalist arrested for article on same-sex marriage
A journalist has been arrested in Malawi for writing an article on a same-sex engagement ceremony. Clement Chinoko, who works for Blantyre...
Thailand: Webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn sentenced in lèse majesté case
A Thai webmaster has been found guilty of not removing posts deemed insulting to the country's monarchy quickly enough. The court...
Ethiopia: Police detain VOA reporter, interpreter
Ethiopian Police have detained two journalists who were working for US funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA). Peter Heinlein, a VOA...
Russia: Journalist attacked in Moscow
A Russian journalist has been hospitalised after being stabbed 20 times. Sergei Aslanyan from Radio Mayak, was lured out of his house by an...
UK: Guardian journalist and police officer not charged over “phone-hacking leak”
Guardian journalist Amelia Hill will not be charged over a police leak relating to phone hacking that took place in the early stages of the inquiry....
Bahrain: Abdulhadi Alkhawaja ends hunger strike
Prominent Bahraini rights activist Abdulhadi Alkhawaja ended his hunger strike yesterday (28 May), according to his lawyer, Mohammad Al-Jishi....