The son of a murdered Mexican journalist has called for protection of journalists in Veracruz. Journalist and photographer Miguel Ángel López...
Mexico: Murdered journalist’s son requests protection for press
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Somalia: journalist killed
A journalist from Radio Shabelle has been murdered in Somalia. Ahmed Ado Anshur was shot dead on his way home from work in Mogadishu yesterday. The...
China: Chen Guangcheng’s brother flees village
The brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has fled his family's captors in a second escape from their Shandong village. Chen Guangfu...
Honduras: Five suspects arrested in killing of radio journalist
Arrest warrants were issued this week for five suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Honduran radio journalist Alfredo Villatoro. The suspects...
Bangladesh: Journalist brutally attacked with machetes
A group of unidentified assailants attempted to hack off the arm of a journalist in Bangladesh on Saturday (19 May). ABM Fazlur Rahman,...
Iran: Two Azerbaijani writers missing
The whereabouts of two Azerbaijani writers remains unknown, after they were allegedly kidnapped in Iran. Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizade were...
Israel: Head of Palestinian prison news channel arrested
The head of a new Palestinian news channel has been arrested on undisclosed charges in Israel. Bahaa Khairi Moussa, the general director of...
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...