A man has been sentenced to a total of eight months in prison by a Manchester court for wearing a T-shirt daubed with offensive comments referring...
Manchester man given eight months jail for cop-killer T-shirt
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Azhar Ahmed given community order for offensive Facebook post
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The Director of Public Prosecutions has announced a consultation to establish clear guidelines on prosecutions involving social media . In a...
UAE blogger and activist beaten
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Bounty on Salman Rushdie’s life increased
An Iranian religious group has increased a reward offered for the murder of British author Salman Rushdie after blaming him for an anti-Islam film....