Journalist Milton Alves Jr. was reportedly abducted on 7 March in Aracaju, capital of the Brazilian state of Sergipe. After placing a hood over his head, Alves's Alves's kidnappers took him for a drive in his own car. He told police that a gun was...
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Honduras: 18th journalist killed since 2010
A radio broadcaster has been killed in Sabá, northern Honduras, making him the 18th journalist to be killed in the country since 2010. Fausto Elio Hernández, host of The Voice of the News programme broadcast on local station Radio Alegre, was...
Egypt: Court clears ‘virginity test’ doctor
A doctor accused of carrying out forced "virginity tests" on female Egyptian protesters has been acquitted by a military court. Ahmed Adel was cleared after the judge found contradictions in witness statements. The case was brought by Samira...
Philippines: Gunmen seriously wound journalist
Gunmen have shot and seriously injured a journalist in the Philippines. Fernan Angeles, a reporter with The Daily Tribune, was beaten and shot six times by unidentified men near his home in Manila on Sunday night. Angeles, who is assigned to...
Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi’s broadcast is censored in poll runup
Burma's opposition leader has been banned from criticising previous governments in TV and radio election campaigns. Aung San Suu Kyi has said that government censors are not allowing her party to criticise previous military-run governments when it...
Liberia: Reporting on genital mutilation draws threats
A female journalist has been threatened with genital mutilation after exposing the practice in Liberia. Mae Azango, a reporter for the daily newspaper FrontPage Africa and news website New Narratives was forced into hiding after receiving...
Kuwait: Art exhibition shut down for “controversial” content
An art exhibition in Kuwait has been shut down three hours after opening. A group of men entered the exhibition of a collection of paintings from Kuwaiti artist Shurooq Amin, and removed the paintings, claiming they had received a complaint over...
Saudi journalist facing the death penalty for his tweets reportedly to be released
A Saudi journalist facing the death penalty for a series of tweets deemed to be blasphemous is reportedly to be released. Hamza Kashgari, who fled his own country after tweeting a conversation between himself and the prophet Mohammed which sparked...
Azerbaijan: Journalist threatened with blackmail
An award-winning journalist in Azerbaijan has been threatened with blackmail. Khadija Ismayilova received photographs of an intimate nature with a threatening note saying unless she stops "behaving improperly", she will be "defamed." Ismayilova,...
Iran: Leader orders creation of internet oversight agency in bid to control web
Iran's Supreme leader has ordered the creation of an "internet oversight agency" to control the web. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered the creation of the "Supreme Council of Cyberspace" which aims to prevent harm to Iranians who go online. Dangers...