Index on Censorship writer and youth activist Turgut Gambar was among activists arrested yesterday (14 May) during a demonstration in Baku,...
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Report: Bahrain to prosecute online activists for uploading footage of protests
According to pro-government daily Al-Ayam, Bahrain has now announced plans to prosecute citizens who post video footage from protests, or offer a...
Honduras: Radio journalist kidnapped
A senior radio journalist has been kidnapped in Honduras, outside the country's capital Tegucigalpa. News presenter on HRN Radio Alfredo Villatoro...
Vietnam: Reporters beaten
Two Vietnamese reporters were beaten while covering a local eviction. Nguyen Ngoc Nam and Han Phi Long, from state-run Radio Voice of Vietnam, were...
Guatemala: Six TV stations closed due to political pressure
Six TV stations have been forced to close in Guatemala, as a result of political pressure. Local stations in Mazatenango, Southern Guatemala were...
Burundi: Prosecutor requests life imprisonment for journalist charged with terrorism
A prosecutor in Burundi has requested a life sentence for a journalist facing charges of terrorism. Radio journalist Hassan Ruvakuki was arrested...
Honduras: Journalist, human rights defender killed
A journalist and human rights activist has been found dead in Honduras. Erick Martínez Ávila, who worked for the Honduran LGBT group Kukulcán, was...
UK: Anonymous downs Virgin Media site over Pirate Bay censorship
Notorious hacking group Anonymous targeted Virgin Media yesterday, to protest the blocking of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay. The attack forced...
Iran: Cartoonist sentenced to 25 lashes for drawing politician
An Iranian cartoonist has been sentenced to 25 lashes after drawing a caricature of a MP. Cartoonist Mahmoud Shokraye depicted local conservative...
Philippines: Radio reporter murdered
A radio journalist was murdered in the Philippines on Tuesday. Nestor Libaton, a news reporter for Catholic-run radio station dxHM in Mati City, was...