Writer and campaigner Arundhati Roy is currently under investigation by Chhattisgarh police for her article “Walking with the Comrades”, published...
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Hong Kong apologises for caption blunder
The South China Morning Post issued a formal apology on Wednesday after misprinting a front page photograph caption of President Hu Jintao arriving...
BBC restores service in Sri Lanka
BBC World Service has restarted its FM broadcasts with SLBC, the Sri Lankan national broadcaster after a 14-month long absence. In a press release...
Chinese President pays tribute to political reformer
The People's Daily newspaper published a lengthy article on ex-Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang on Thursday penned by President Hu Jintao. During...
Nigerian cameraman attacked while filming clashes
A Nigerian journalist has been attacked while filming clashes in the build-up to elections in Ekiti State. Felix Vincent, a cameraman for the...
Simon Singh victory doesn't mean libel laws work
Padraig Reidy:Simon Singh victory doesn’t mean libel laws work
Keep libel law out of politics
Padraig Reidy: Politicos should fight at the ballot box, not in the libel courts
Ukrainian journalists targeted and attacked
Journalists from television channel TVi have written an open letter to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, demanding that he intervene to stop...
Rwandan government suspends newspapers
Rwanda’s Media High Council(MHC) has suspended two independent newspapers just months before a presidential election. The press body has suspended...
Zimbabwean minister sues newspaper for defamation
A Zimbabwean government minister is suing a newspaper for defamation after it published accusations of corruption. The state-owned Chronicle...