The Greek authorities are continuing to pursue criminal charges against German journalists over material that appeared in Germany’s FOCUS magazine, and on its website, FOCUS online. The journalists had criticised Greece over the debt crisis in two articles and a travel feature. A number of Greek lawyers subsequently claimed that as Greek citizens they had […]

The government of Azerbaijan has stepped up its campaign to silence independent media and free expression in the country, according to a new report by Amnesty International. In the report, called “The spring that never blossomed: Freedoms suppressed in Azerbaijan,” Amnesty details a worsening human rights situation in the oil-rich former Soviet republic.  The group […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) calls for the immediate release of the editor and deputy editor of The Destiny newspaper in South Sudan, who were arrested just days after the paper – now banned – published its first issue. Ngor Garang and Dengdit Ayok have been in detention since 2 November and 5 November, respectively. […]

A man interviewed by the BBC Persian service, Hasan Fathi, has been detained by security agents, according to international media reports. Fathi was reportedly interviewed on Saturday about the blast at an ammunition depot that killed at least 17 soldiers. The BBC has said it has no employees in Iran, and had interviewed Fathi only […]