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Russian journalist Ilya Azar freed early from jail after lone protest

Authorities in Moscow have released Russian journalist Ilya Azar early after he was jailed for staging a one-man protest against the detention of another activist.

07/06/2020

China

Hong Kong outlaws insulting China's national anthem

Hong Kong's legislature has outlawed insulting China's national anthem just as activists planned to commemorate Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre despite a ban.

04/06/2020

France

France debates blasphemy after teen posts viral anti-Islam video

A 16-year old high school student posted an anti-Islam video on Instagram, sparking death threats and a national controversy on the right to blasphemy.

30/01/2020

Turkey

'Welcome back, Turkey': Court orders Ankara to lift its Wikipedia ban

Ankara banned Wikipedia in April 2017 over entries that stated that the country had sponsored terrorist organisations.

26/12/2019

United Kingdom

Teenagers sent to prison for online Prince Harry 'race traitor' threat

A neo-Nazi teenager who posted an image calling Prince Harry a “race traitor” has been sentenced to 4 years in a British young offenders' institution.

19/06/2019

World News

Reporters living in 'intense climate of fear', says press freedom body

Journalists in Europe and around the world are risking violence and persecution according to the international watchdog Reporters Without Borders

18/04/2019

United Arab Emirates

British mother free to return to UK from Dubai after Facebook insult

Laleh Sharavesh has been fined by a Dubai court after describing her ex-husband’s new wife as a “horse” on social media, under the UAE’s draconian cybercrime laws.

12/04/2019

USA

Native American activists say new South Dakota protest law hinders free speech

The ACLU has sued South Dakota on behalf of indigenous and environmental activists, saying state laws violates the First Amendment right to protest.

31/03/2019

Belarus

Belarus opposition politicians ‘detained’ at independence rallies

Zmitser Dashkevich was reportedly held in Minsk after calling President Lukashenko an "impostor".

26/03/2019

World

MEPs weigh in on why Turkey expelled three German journalists

Raw Politics' panel discusses the motivations behind the Turkish government in refusing three German journalists their press credentials.

12/03/2019

Russia

What is Russia's new 'fake news' law all about? | Euronews answers

People who spread what Russian authorities consider to be fake news or who show "disrespect" to the state will face tough new fines.

07/03/2019

World News

Freedom of expression "at lowest point for 10 years", says report

Right to freedom of expression is being eroded across the world, according to newly-published study

06/12/2018

Turkey

Erdogan: Saudi government to blame for murder of Jamal Khashoggi

The Turkish president has for the first time publicly accused the Saudi state of orchestrating the killing of the dissident journalist at its consulate in Istanbul.

03/11/2018

Europe News

Belgian courts to rule on Spanish rapper's extradition

On September 17, Belgian judges will rule on whether the controversial Spanish rapper Valtonyc may be extradited back to his native Spain, where he has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for "glorifying terrorism".

03/09/2018

Russia

Russian woman faces 6 years in jail for reposting memes

A Russian woman is facing years in jail on extremism charges after she reposted memes on social media that authorities deemed offensive.

03/08/2018

Egypt

Lebanese woman jailed in Egypt for Facebook video post

Lebanese tourist, Mona el-Mazbouh, has been jailed for eight years in Egypt for posting a Facebook video in which she was critical of the country.

10/07/2018

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: What came out of Strasbourg plenary?

13/06/2018

Cult

The underground theatre breaking down barriers

A unique underground production company, 'Belarus Free Theatre', in the Belarusian capital city, Minsk, is trying to change people's perceptions of modern society with its performances.

18/04/2018

Austria

Austrians can swear or make obscene gestures at politicans, court rule

Case brought by leader of far-right freedom party is thrown out.

01/03/2018

Turkey

How you whistle, text and even bank can land you in jail in Turkey

Nine forms of expression that have landed Turks in trouble with the law.

21/02/2018