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Egypt

Critics round on Egypt's 'repressive' new anti-terror law

Critics of Egypt’s new anti-terrorism law, fear it will be used to crush dissent and stifle press freedom. The addition to the law books, introduced

17/08/2015

Egypt

Fears for press freedom as Egypt's al-Sisi hardens anti-terror laws

Egypt has strengthened its already formidable anti-terrorism arsenal with a new law to counter an Islamist insurgency. It has prompted fears that the

17/08/2015

Germany

Germany drops treason probe against Netzpolitik news website

German authorities have dropped a treason investigation against a news website, saying that the secrets it leaked did not threaten national security

10/08/2015

Mexico

Journalists in Mexico rally over press intimidation after photographer murder

Media workers, activists and supporters held a rally in Mexico City protesting over the murder of press photographer Ruben Espinosa. Many carried

03/08/2015

Germany

Germany suspends treason investigation into news website

Germany has suspended a treason investigation into the Netzpolitik news website while an expert decides whether articles it published earlier this

31/07/2015

France

Strike by French news agency extended by 24 hours

A three-day strike by the main French news agency AFP has been extended by 24 hours. The agency is locked in a fierce dispute over pay and

09/07/2015

China

Chinese journalist jailed for "leaking state secrets"

A veteran Chinese journalist has been sentenced to seven years in prison charged with leaking state secrets. Seventy-one-year-old Gao Yu gave an

17/04/2015

Turkey

Dutch journalist acquitted of Turkish terrorist propaganda charge

A Dutch journalist charged with disseminating “terrorist propaganda” has been acquitted by a Turkish court. Frederike Geerdink was accused of

14/04/2015

Tunisia

[Long read] Tunisia's revolutionary spirit, four years on

02/04/2015

Turkey

Former Miss Turkey faces jail for "insulting" Recep Erdogan on Instagram

26/02/2015

World News

Hundreds join 'Je Suis Muslim' rally in Sydney

Organisers say it was intended to be a "peaceful and respectful event" to counter negative media coverage of Islam following the recent attacks in Paris.

24/01/2015

Serbia

Freedom of the press: war of words between EU and candidate country Serbia

22/01/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Europe hit by terror attacks

In this edition of Europe Weekly: French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo sells out across France and beyond; Belgian police conduct raids across the

16/01/2015

Europe News

Turkey rejects claims that it stifles free speech

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has denied that his country stifles freedom of speech. The Turkish premier made the comments after meetings in

15/01/2015

France

Online resale of new Charlie Hebdo 'an insult to memory of journalists'

15/01/2015

France

A defiant Charlie Hebdo: "It's not the front page the terrorists would've wanted"

In an act of defiance, the new edition of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo features the prophet Mohammed

13/01/2015

Germany

German paper that printed Charlie Hebdo cartoons firebombed

A German newspaper that published cartoons of the French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo has been firebombed. Two people have reportedly been arrested

11/01/2015

France

Thousands rally across France in tribute to victims of Paris terror attacks

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday in tribute to the victims of this week’s terrorist attacks. From Nantes

10/01/2015

France

Parisians pay dignified respect to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo slaughter

Close to the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris people came together to pay their respects to those that were murdered in Wednesday’s terrorist

08/01/2015

France

Francois Hollande leads a minute of silence for a nation in mourning

French President Francois Hollande led a minute of silence held across the country. He joined police officers at the Prefecture of Police in Paris

08/01/2015