Peter Sawali was arrested in Blantyre on 3 February for putting up posters saying 'Gay rights are human rights'. He was charged with 'conduct likely...
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Increasing fears for missing Chinese dissident
There are increasing concerns about the whereabouts of missing dissident Gao Zhisheng. The case is unusual because the Chinese authorities have...
Wilders hate speech trial to go ahead
Controversial Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders will face trial in the Netherlands on hate speech. Wilders's lawyers had attempted to block the...
Trouble in the Blog O'Sphere
Eoin O’Dell: An Irish blogger has been forced to settle a libel case for €100,000. Would the country’s new Defamation Act have saved him?
Ethiopian journalist jailed for response to interview
Veteran Ethiopian journalist Ezedin Mohamed, editor of Islamic paper Al Quds, was sentenced to one year in jail on the 30 January. According to CPJ,...
Max Mosley argues for a 'right to notification'
Emily Butselaar: Max Mosley’s campaign for a ‘right to notification’
Tunisian court upholds Taoufik Ben Brik’s prison sentence
A Tunisian appeals court on Saturday upheld a six-month prison sentence against journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, one of President Zine El-Abidine Ben...
Question time for Bindel
Jane Fae: The controversy over feminist writer Julie Bindel’s “transphobia” is more than just a difference of opinion
Russia police break up rally for peaceful protest
Russian police yesterday detained up to 100 protesters during a Moscow demonstration to preserve the right to peaceful protest. Protesters shouted...
Sri Lankan government launches fresh press crack-down
The newly re-elected government of Mahinda Rajapaksa has been accused of orchestrating a fresh crackdown on the media after a series of websites...