The body of 30-year-old journalist Ghulam Rasool Birhamani was found by police outside Dadu on 10 May. According to the president of the Dadu Press...
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UK: Leaked coalition document promises "review" of libel laws
Padraig Reidy: Leaked UK coalition document promises “review” of libel laws
Belarus: Journalists questioned over slander case
Local officials summoned four journalists for questioning as part of their investigation into alleged slandering of a senior KGB officer. Police...
Murder sparks angry protests by Iraqi Kurds
Hundreds of university students assaulted a local parliament building in Erbil, the capital of Iraqs semi-autonomous Kurdistan region on 10 May. The...
Put your questions to Facebook and Google – We ask is the internet safe for free speech?
New technology has revolutionised freedom of expression, but it’s also transformed the business of censorship. So what will it take to make the internet safe for free speech?
Paul Chambers verdict beyond vindictive
Padraig Reidy: The Paul Chambers Twitter joke verdict is beyond vindictive
Filmmaker ordered to release Amazon footage to oil company
On 6 May, a US federal judge ruled that Chevron could subpoena footage from "Crude", a documentary about the company's involvement in the pollution...
Belarus: Police arrest political activists
On 7 May, police arrested activists at demonstrations marking the disappearance of government minister, Yury Zakharanka. Roman Kislyak and Andrey...
Twitter bomb hoaxer found guilty
Paul Chambers, 26, the man at the centre of the Twitter bomb hoax at a Sheffield airport has been found guilty and fined £1,000. During January's...
Pakistan: Film-maker released by militants
Film-maker Asad Qureshi and his fixer Colonel Iman were released last Thursday after being held captive by the Pakistani Taliban for over a month....