21 journalists were detained by security forces in Somalia over the weekend, following demonstrations against ongoing media crackdowns. Police...
Somalia: TV station raided, journalists detained
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Kuwait: Government backs crackdown on stateless protests
The Kuwait government has supported the suppression of "stateless" protesters by security forces over the weekend. Protests demanding citizenship...
Belarus: Police seize entire print run of private local newspaper
A 10,000 copy print run of a private Belarusian newspaper has been seized by police. Copies of Vitebsky Kuryer were seized by officers on Friday...
Burma: Journalists, freelancers, and blogger freed under amnesty
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Turkey: Art exhibition caught in censorship debate
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India: Court threatens Facebook, Google with censorship “like China”
The Delhi High Court has threatened Facebook and Google with web blackouts, unless they agree to censor objectionable content. Following last...
USA: Bradley Manning moves step closer to full court martial
Bradley Manning, the US solider accused of the largest intelligence breach in American history, is moving closer to the possibility of spending the...
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Two privately owned Congolese newspapers were suspended on 5 January. The order for suspension came from the director of the provincial media...
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An independent journalist and human rights campaigner in Honduras has received several death threats following her involvement in a free expression...