A Tunisian journalist was physically attacked after being ejected from a political meeting last week. Al Jazeera journalist Lotfi Hajji was...
Tunisia: Al Jazeera journalist expelled from meeting, attacked
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China: Detained human rights lawyer ‘alive and well’
A Chinese human rights lawyer has been visited in prison by his family for the first time since he disappeared over two years ago. Gao Zhisheng,...
Brazil: Two journalists murdered
Two Brazilian journalists were murdered near the Paraguayan border over the weekend. Onei de Moura, owner of weekly newspaper Costa Oeste was...
Swaziland: Social media lese majeste law planned
Swaziland's justice minister has told the country's senate that the government is finalising a law that would make it illegal to criticise the King...
UK: Ex-cricketer wins Twitter libel case
Former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns has won his High Court libel case and been awarded £90,000 in damages after allegations on Twitter...
Bangladesh: Facebook pages shut for blasphemy
A Bangladesh court last week ordered government authorities to shut down five Facebook pages and a website for blasphemous content. Judges at the...
Uzbekistan: Novaya Gazeta columnist deported
Former Novaya Gazeta columnist Victoria Ivleva was deported from Uzbekistan in an incident she believes is linked to her work. Ivleva flew to...
Sri Lanka: Government calls journalists “traitors”
Sri Lankan journalists have been dubbed "traitors" by state television, following the adoption of a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for...
Venezuela: Chavez accuses press of “media terrorism”
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez accused the press of "media terrorism" during a Ministers Council meeting this week, following reports on...
Azerbaijan: Musicians tortured
Two Azerbaijani musicians who insulted the country's president during a concert in Baku are said to have been tortured by police while in detention....