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...
Brazilian journalist abducted by armed kidnappers
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...