The Maltese Front Against Censorship has asked the country's MEPs to raise the country's case in the European Parliament. The Front is concerned...
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Further blockages for Google in China
Yesterday Chinese users of the Google.cn search engine faced problems accessing results for normal terms such as “dog” or “home”. Although Google...
Australia: Games company drops libel action against English blogger
The American games company Envoy has dropped its libel suit against the English blogger Bruce Everiss. Envoy was suing Everiss for libel in an...
Journalist's Yahoo accounts hacked in China
Kathie Wu: Journalists’ Yahoo accounts hacked in China
Hip-hop video causes riots in Sri Lanka
Last Monday, hundreds of protestors attacked the offices of the Maharaja Television offices in Colombo, injuring four workers and smashing many...
"These bastards should be shot"
Padraig Reidy: Is Ireland’s Daily Star inciting violence?
Libel costs reform stalled by Labour MPs’ revolt
A Statutory Instrument that would have reformed costs in English libel cases was stalled at committee stage tonight after several Labour MPs voted...
Gambian journalists censored after arrests
Two journalists have been arrested by military officials in The Gambia while on an editorial assignment at a tourist site. Media Foundation for West...
Ethiopian government ‘blocking VOA website’
The Ethiopian government has been accused of blocking the website of US broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) as a row over press intimidation...
Russia: plans to launch state-controlled search engine
PBK Daily reports that the government is planning to launch a “national search engine” which would aim at satisfying “state-orientated” needs such...