The Ukraine is hardly the only place where Russia and the U.S. are jousting for influence these days. Though it may lack the intensity of the current stare down over Crimea, Moscow and Washington are…
A television presenter in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 12 years in jail on Feb. 5 for critical comments about the Saudi government. Wajdi al-Ghazzawi, the host of Wajd TV satellite channel, was convicted of…
The Life and Death of David Kato David Kato was the first openly gay man in Uganda, a dangerous title in a country known for its hostility to homosexuals. In December, the country’s parliament passed…
A journalist for South Africa’s largest newspaper faces charges of intimidation and resisting arrest after photographing police in the mining town of Rustenberg North on Jan. 18. Ricky Dire of the Daily Sun, South Africa’s…
Nigerien authorities have detain four journalists in the capital Niamey in the past week, after they criticized the government and allegedly accused President Mahamdou Issafou of corruption. Zakari Adamou, a talk show host on Canal…
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