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Malaysia/Saudi Arabia - Saudi human rights defender Hamza Kashgari at risk of being deported to Saudi Arabia where he may face the death penaltyposted on: 2012/02/10

Mr Hamza Kashgari, a national of Saudi Arabia is at risk of being deported from Malaysia to Saudi Arabia where he may face the death penalty as a result of comments he posted on the social media site Twitter. Hamza Kashgari is a journalist and blogger and an advocate of freedom of expression and freedom of thought in Saudi Arabia.

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Bahrain - Arrest and detention of human rights defender Mr Mahmood Al-Yousifposted on: 2011/03/31

On 30 March 2011, human rights defender Mr Mahmood Al-Yousif was arrested at his home in Duraz, Manama. His current whereabouts remains unknown. Mahmood Al-Yousif, a 50 year-old father of three, is an IT businessman and is a prominent blogger who has written extensively in favour of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Bahrain. He is also administrator of a website named 'Just Bahraini', which campaigns for unity between the Shia and Sunni communities in Bahrain under the slogan “Not Shia, Not Sunni, Just Bahraini”.

Washington DC: Addis Neger announces new collaborative web site to bypass state persecution of the media in Ethiopiaposted on: 2010/05/11

Washington DC, Addis Neger Publishing is proud to announce that it is launching a daily collaborative news site, addisnegeronline.com, on 11 May 2010. Run by former founders and editors of Addis Neger newspaper, which folded in December 2009, owing to government persecution of its staff, this new initiative creates a virtual community which is involved in sourcing, production and distribution of content.

Belarus: Presidential decree increasing Internet control could affect freedom of expression posted on: 2010/02/08

On 1 February 2010, the Belarusian President, Aliaksandr Lukashenka, signed a decree on “Measures for Revising Use of the National Segment of the World Wide Web” that will come into force on 1 July 2010 and could seriously affect the right to freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the country.

Oman – Judicial prosecution against journalist Mr A’sem Al-Sheedi for writing on police corruptionposted on: 2009/12/21

On 8 December 2009, the general director of the Police and Customs in Oman submitted a penal suit against Mr A’sem Al-Sheedi, accusing him of denouncing the police in an article published in Oman newspaper on 7 December 2009. A’sem Al-Sheedi was summoned by the Prosecution Office on 12 December 2009 and charged with "slander against the police apparatus" and "false testimony", for refusing to reveal his source of information.

Somaliland – Arbitrary arrest and detention of two journalists, human rights defenders Mr Ahmed Saleban Dhuhul and Mr Sayid Osman Mireposted on: 2009/07/24

Two human rights defenders, Mr Ahmed Saleban Dhuhul and Mr Sayid Osman Mire have been detained following their arrest on 13 July 2009 in Hargeisa, Somaliland, for allegedly inciting clan violence. Ahmed Dhuhul is a member of the executive committee of Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA) and Sayid Mire is the Chairperson of SOLJA's third assembly general. Both men work for Radio Horyaal, the only privately–owned radio station in Somaliland.

Uganda: Sustained acts of intimidation and judicial harassment against six human rights defenders posted on: 2009/07/23

Six human rights defenders, Mr. Gerard Kankya, Mr Dan Rubonbora, Mr William Gonza, Mr Prosper Businge, Mr Joram Bintamanya and Mr Stephen Rwagweri, team members and volunteers of Twerwaneho Listeners Radio Club in the Rwenzori Region of Uganda have been facing sustained acts of intimidation and judicial harassment since January 2007. The Twerwaneho Listerners Radio Club is a legally registered radio programme which broadcasted programmes on human rights-based issues which aims to hold public leaders more accountable.