Prominent rights activist and head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Nabeel Rajab was released on bail this morning according to his...
Prominent Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab released on bail
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South Africa: Jacob Zuma painting vandalised in gallery
A controversial painting depicting South African president Jacob Zuma exposing his genitals has been vandalised at the Goodman Gallery...
China: Regulation of Sina Weibo seen as Government censorship
China's largest microblogging service has introduced a code of conduct to restrict the type of messages that can be posted. The new move from Sina...
Indonesia: Lady Gaga concert off after threats
Lady GaGa has been forced to cancel her Indonesian concert, as promoters claim the threats made against her were too serious for the show to go...
Mexico: Murdered journalist’s son requests protection for press
The son of a murdered Mexican journalist has called for protection of journalists in Veracruz. Journalist and photographer Miguel Ángel López...
Somalia: journalist killed
A journalist from Radio Shabelle has been murdered in Somalia. Ahmed Ado Anshur was shot dead on his way home from work in Mogadishu yesterday. The...
China: Chen Guangcheng’s brother flees village
The brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has fled his family's captors in a second escape from their Shandong village. Chen Guangfu...
Honduras: Five suspects arrested in killing of radio journalist
Arrest warrants were issued this week for five suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Honduran radio journalist Alfredo Villatoro. The suspects...
Bangladesh: Journalist brutally attacked with machetes
A group of unidentified assailants attempted to hack off the arm of a journalist in Bangladesh on Saturday (19 May). ABM Fazlur Rahman,...
Iran: Two Azerbaijani writers missing
The whereabouts of two Azerbaijani writers remains unknown, after they were allegedly kidnapped in Iran. Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizade were...