Access to the website of independent news agency Ferghana was blocked this week by telecommunications company Kyrgyztelecom in response to a formal...
Kyrgyzstan: News website blocked
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India: Journalist and family found dead at home
Indian journalist Chandrika Rai, his wife and two teenage children were found beaten to death in their home in Umaria, Madhya Pradesh state. Rai,...
Syria: Foreign journalists killed in Homs
Marie Colvin, veteran war reporter for the Sunday Times, was killed this morning with French photojournalist Remi Ochlik when a shell hit a...
UK: Ryan Giggs legally named as footballer behind Imogen Thomas ‘affair’ injunction
Manchester United's Ryan Giggs has been named in court for the first time as the Premier League footballer with a high-profile privacy injunction...
Thailand: Human rights defenders on trial for leading demonstration
Ten prominent human rights defenders are standing trial in Thailand for leading a peaceful protest. Starting today, the activists will be put on...
Sudan: Newspapers confiscated for publishing statements by Islamist opposition leader
The entire print-run of two Sudanese newspapers were seized by The National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) yesterday. Al-Tayar and...
Panama: Ecuadoran newspaper publisher offered asylum
Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli offered asylum to Ecuadoran publisher Carlos Pérez Barriga, one of the owners of the El Universo newspaper....
Turkish newspaper’s offices attacked in Paris and Cologne
The Paris and Cologne offices of a Turkish newspaper were attacked by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) last week. Zaman...
Syria: Razan Ghazzawi and female colleagues released
Blogger and free speech activist Razan Ghazzawi was released on Saturday along with her female colleagues, after being arrested and detained last...
Bahrain: Four foreign activists deported
Bahrain announced the deportation of four foreign activists for "taking part in illegal demonstrations" on 18 February, bringing the number of those...