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Vietnam frees anti-state blogger, US calls for more releases
World
September 20, 2015
Vietnam frees anti-state blogger, US calls for more releases
Vietnam has released a high-profile blogger who has traveled to the United States, the American embassy said on Sunday, but…
Second blogger hacked to death this year in Bangladesh
World
March 30, 2015
Second blogger hacked to death this year in Bangladesh
A blogger was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday, the second attack in…
Saudi frees women’s rights activist close to blogger
World
February 1, 2015
Saudi frees women’s rights activist close to blogger
A woman who co-founded the Saudi Liberal Network Internet discussion group with blogging activist Raef Badawi has been freed after…
Blogger jailed for allegedly threatening national security
Egypt
January 31, 2014
Blogger jailed for allegedly threatening national security
South Giza prosecutors ordered the detention of a blogger for 15 days pending investigation into charges that he threatened national…
Saudi frees blogger jailed for blasphemy
World
October 29, 2013
Saudi frees blogger jailed for blasphemy
A Saudi journalist accused of posting tweets deemed insulting to Islam's Prophet Mohammed was on Tuesday freed from detention after…
Thai woman jailed for five years for anti-royal web post
World
October 2, 2013
Thai woman jailed for five years for anti-royal web post
A Thai court jailed a woman for five years on Wednesday for posting online comments insulting to the monarchy, the…
Egypt orders the release of blogger Mikail Nabil
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Egypt orders the release of blogger Mikail Nabil
Egypt’s military ruler decreed on Saturday the release of 1,955 detainees held by military prosecutors, including blogger Maikel Nabil, who…
‘Liars’ campaign starts in Alexandria, despite security pressure
Egypt
January 5, 2012
‘Liars’ campaign starts in Alexandria, despite security pressure
A group of activists seeking to highlight the transgressions of the ruling military council took their campaign — titled "Liars"…
Hundreds march through Cairo in support of blogger Maikel Nabil
Egypt
December 29, 2011
Hundreds march through Cairo in support of blogger Maikel Nabil
Some 300 protesters marched through downtown Cairo on Thursday evening to protest the incarceration of blogger Maikel Nabil. The march…
Egypt’s military suspends sentences against 90 convicts
Egypt
December 26, 2011
Egypt’s military suspends sentences against 90 convicts
The head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, decided on Monday…