Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab is to remain in prison, despite being granted bail. Rajab, who was arrested earlier this...
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India: Government debates cyber censorship, ‘hacktivists’ hack government websites
Hacktivists have targeted two Indian government websites, as discussions of internet regulation took place in parliament. The websites of India’s...
Syria: Citizen journalist sentenced to death for Al-Jazeera interview
A citizen journalist has been sentenced to death in Syria, after giving a series of interviews to Al-Jazeera TV station. Mohammed Abdelmawla...
Mexico: Kidnapped reporter found dead in Mexico
The body of a murdered Mexican crime reporter was found at a roadside on Friday. Marco Antonio Avila Garcia of "Diario Sonora de la Tarde" and "El...
Pakistan: Twitter restored after temporary block
Pakistani authorities have restored access to micro-blogging platform Twitter, after temporarily blocking it because of messages deemed "offensive...
Azerbaijan: “Tortured” singer flees country
A 24-year-old Azerbaijani musician who says he was tortured by police after he insulted the country’s president during a concert has fled to...
Kuwait: Blogger sentenced to ten years in prison
A Kuwaiti blogger has been sentence to ten years in prison and fined 1000 Kuwaiti dinars for "insulting the Prince and his powers" in poems uploaded...
Bahrain: journalist arrested
A journalist critical of the proposed union between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia has been arrested in Manama. Freelance journalist Ahmed Radhi was...
Northern Ireland: Contempt case against Peter Hain dropped
A contempt of court charge brought against former NI Secretary Peter Hain regarding criticisms he made of a judge in Northern Ireland has...
Pakistan: Three journalists beaten by police
Three journalists have been beaten by police officers in northwest Pakistan. Sher Ali Khan from TV station News One, Siraj Ali of Geo News,...