Yesterday Iran confirmed that its revolutionary guards corps (IRGC) forces are present in Syria helping Bashar al-Assad's government fight rebel...
Iranian forces deployed in Syria to curb rebel dissent
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Pakistan: YouTube blocked over anti-Islam film
Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has reportedly ordered the state-owned Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block YouTube...
Iranian government censor text messages discussing currency crash
The Iranian government began censoring SMS discussions of its plummeting local currency on 10 September, following an exchange rate fall of...
Dozens of Kurdish journalists face terrorism trial in Turkey
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Ethiopia pardons jailed Swedish journalists
Ethiopia has pardoned two Swedish journalists charged with supporting terrorism and will release them soon, a government source said on Monday....
Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy is released on bail
A Pakistani Christian girl accused of desecrating a copy of the Qur'an was freed from a jail in Rawalpindi on Saturday. Rimisha Masih, who is 14...
Bahraini activist acquitted of Twitter charges but remains in prison
Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was today acquitted of insulting the Sunni citizens of the island of Muharraq on Twitter....
Julian Assange granted political asylum in Ecuador
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been granted political asylum in Ecuador. The Australian national, who has been living in the Ecuadorian...
Italy: Two journalists jailed for libel
Two Italian journalists have been sentenced to four months in prison and fined 15,000 Euros (11,700 GBP) for libel. Orfeo Donatini and Tiziano...
UK: Leading musicians call for Pussy Riot release
Several leading musicians have called on Russian president Vladimir Putin to ensure the three members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot, in court on...