On Feb. 24, the Court of Appeal in Komotini, north-eastern Greece, is expected to revise the sentence against the Turkish-minority publications Gundem and Millet which have been ordered to pay 150,000 Euros and 120,000 Euros respectively to a local teacher who sued them. The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the […]

It has been a year since the heady days of revolution that lead to the end of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign. But a year later, journalists covering the continuing demonstrations are still being targeted in the streets, and those pushing for greater media freedom face setback after setback. The offices of private broadcasters […]

Two television journalists were found stabbed to death on Saturday, Feb. 11, in their home in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. The motive of the killing is unknown and police have yet to determine whether it is related to their work. Police said authorities are investigating the killing of Sagar Sarwar and his wife, Mehrun […]

Malaysian authorities on Sunday forcibly repatriated a Saudi Arabian newspaper columnist who had fled Saudi Arabia after receiving death threats over Twitter posts deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad. Hamza Kashgari, 23, had been arrested on Thursday while attempting to pass through an immigration checkpoint at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.  Reports say he had been […]