The brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was yesterday detained by police for four hours following an incident in which he allegedly...
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Tunisia: second reporter jailed in one week
A Tunisian court has given a journalist a three-month prison sentence for broadcasting images of another person without their consent. Zouhair...
“Government is gagging Iraq inquiry”
The government’s control over what the Chilcot Inquiry can publish and the questions it can ask is providing a watered-down account of why Britain went to war and an easy ride for witnesses, argues Chris Ames
Morocco newspaper banned for articles about king’s health
Moroccan newspaper Al-Michaal was banned on 13 November after editor in chief Driss Chahtan was sentenced to one year in prison and a 10,000 dirham...
Hamas shuts down journalist conference
Hamas officials prevented journalists in Gaza from participating in a meeting on 10 November. The reporters were due to attend a meeting organised...
Ben Ali re-elected in atmosphere of media repression
Tunisian President Zine al Abidine Ben Ali has won a fifth term in office, receiving 86% of the vote. The election outcome was expected. Tunisia’s...
Tunisian president batters his way to a sure-fire win
Supporters of Tunisia’s president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, are bending principle and beating journalists as the great leader seeks election for a fifth term on 25 October.
US-Iranian scholar gets 12 years over election protests
Kian Tajbakhsh, an American-Iranian academic, was sentenced to at least 12 years in prison on 20 October for his alleged role in anti-government...
Freed reporter Maziar Bahari arrives in London
Canadian-Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari, who was released from prison in Iran on Saturday after he was jailed in the aftermath of the country's...
Maziar Bahari released on bail
Newsweek magazine has confirmed that Canadian-Iranian reporter Maziar Bahari, Iran correspondent for the magazine, has been released on bail by...