Ten journalists in Sierra Leone have been assaulted by members of an opposition party during their national conference. The International Federation...
Sierra Leone: Ten journalists violently attacked by opposition
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US radio service jammed in Ethiopia
Voice of America’s (VOA) Amharic-language radio broadcasts have been blocked in Ethiopia. The Washington-based broadcaster has been informed by...
Egyptian blogger facing military court
Student and blogger Ahmed Mostafa is facing a military court after a prosecutor announced on 1 March that they would push ahead with charges of...
France 24 suspended in Cote d’Ivoire
The Cote d’Ivoire government suspended transmission of the broadcaster France 24 last week citing the agency’s biased reporting of political unrest...
Iceland and Al-Jazeera
Padraig Reidy discusses the Icelandic Media Initiative
US Armenian ‘genocide’ vote a chance for Turkey
US resolution condemning the 1915 Armenian genocide gives Turkey a chance to disavow a grotesque state crime and abandon its hideous charade says Nouritza Matossian
Hamas detain Paul Martin for another 15 days
Paul Martin, the British freelance journalist who was arrested on 14 February whilst attending the trial of Hamas activist Mohammed Abu Muaileq, has...
Jailed Mauritian editor freed under pardon
The editor of the Mauritanian website Taqadoumy has been freed from a two-year jail sentence for violating public decency, inciting revolt and...
Liberian government “intimidates press”
The Liberian government has been accused of resorting to intimidation to censor the nation's media. The Center for Media Studies & Peace...
Jack Straw cuts “success fees”
Index on Censorship today welcomes the Justice Secretary’s decision to cut lawyers’ fees dramatically in ‘no win no fee’ defamation cases, but warns that costs are only one part of a libel system in need of serious reform