Moroccan journalist Mohammed Attaoui was convicted of extortion and sentenced to two years in prison on March 22. He claims he was set up by a...
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Maziar Bahari interview
Maziar Bahari interview at the Index on Censorship awards
Israel: Anat Kamm gag order lifted
Reports are emerging that an injunction on the reporting of the case of Anat Kamm, an Israeli activist accused of leaking confidential military...
Kyrgyzstan: protests break out over repressive government
Large-scale riots have broken out in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, over what human rights groups claim are increasingly repressive policies of...
PAST EVENT: From Behzti to Behud
From Behzti to Behud: April 10 2010, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Bosnia: High Representative criticises media freedom record
The EU Special Representative in the region has condemned "increasing pressures" on media freedom in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Valentin Inzko said in...
Kuwait: Journalist gets six-month jail term for slander
Kuwaiti journalist Mohammed Abdel Qader Al-Jassem was convicted of slander and sentenced to six months in prison on April 1 for publicly declaring...
Report details Chinese surveillance
Kathie Wu: A new report details the extent of surveilllance by Chinese hackers
Egyptian publisher detained by government
The publisher of the new book about Mohamed ElBaradei, the former UN nuclear watchdog, was arrested by the Egyptian authorities on Saturday. ...
35 journalists incarcerated in Iran, more expected
CPJ’s latest monthly census reveals that as of April 1, about 35 journalists were imprisoned as a result of the Iranian government’s post-election...