The head of a new Palestinian news channel has been arrested on undisclosed charges in Israel. Bahaa Khairi Moussa, the general director of...
Israel: Head of Palestinian prison news channel arrested
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Pakistan: Journalist abducted and killed
The body of a Pakistani journalist has been found, one day after he was abducted. Razzaq Gul, a reporter with the Express News in southern...
Bahrain: Court fines daughter of opposition activist
A prominent opposition activist has been fined for insulting a government employee in Bahrain. Zainab al-Khawaja, daughter of imprisoned activist...
South Africa: Jacob Zuma goes to court over painting depicting his genitals
South Africa's president is taking legal action after the showing of a painting displaying his genitals. Jacob Zuma is arguing that the painting of...
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab granted bail, but remains in prison
Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab is to remain in prison, despite being granted bail. Rajab, who was arrested earlier this...
India: Government debates cyber censorship, ‘hacktivists’ hack government websites
Hacktivists have targeted two Indian government websites, as discussions of internet regulation took place in parliament. The websites of India’s...
Syria: Citizen journalist sentenced to death for Al-Jazeera interview
A citizen journalist has been sentenced to death in Syria, after giving a series of interviews to Al-Jazeera TV station. Mohammed Abdelmawla...
Mexico: Kidnapped reporter found dead in Mexico
The body of a murdered Mexican crime reporter was found at a roadside on Friday. Marco Antonio Avila Garcia of "Diario Sonora de la Tarde" and "El...
Pakistan: Twitter restored after temporary block
Pakistani authorities have restored access to micro-blogging platform Twitter, after temporarily blocking it because of messages deemed "offensive...
Azerbaijan: “Tortured” singer flees country
A 24-year-old Azerbaijani musician who says he was tortured by police after he insulted the country’s president during a concert has fled to...