After ultra-orthodox Jews used concentration camp symbolism in  a protest against secular authorities, a new bill seeks to control use of Nazi-era imagery. Daniella Peled reports A recent demonstration by ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel in which c... more

Unable to travel freely or look for work, five political activists still face extreme hardship after being pardoned by the Emirati president. Sara Yasin reports Five political activists known as the “UAE 5″ were pardoned last Novembe... more

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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted of charges of sodomy after a two-year court battle. A judge ruled today that DNA evidence used by prosecution was unreliable. Anwar was first prosecuted after a former male aide accused ... more

A Filipino journalist was murdered on 5 January, local reports suggest he was chased down by unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle. Christopher Guarin, publisher and editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Tatak News Nationwide, died in front of his ... more

The trial of several journalists accused of being involved in an alleged plot to overthrow the Turkish government had degraded the status of press freedom in the country, writes Ece Temelkuran “We are spending our lifetimes running in be... more

Europe’s last dictatorship is clamping down on online activism, with a new law effectively requiring everyone to be a state spy. Mike Harris reports As of this morning, the internet in Belarus got smaller. A draconian new law is in force t... more

Huge crowds protest Hungary’s new constitution, as the country’s political elite celebrates legislation which cements their power. Sándor Orbán reports “Viktor Orbán is the captain of Titanic. The iceberg is already there; the ... more

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