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American wine critic faces criminal libel charges in France
A French judge has begun investigating criminal libel charges brought against U.S. wine critic Robert Parker. -
Italian prime minister loses libel lawsuit
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was ordered to pay The Economist roughly $35,000 after an Italian court rejected his libel lawsuit, the magazine reported… -
Afghan journalism student appeals death sentence
Sayad Parwez Kambaksh, an Afghani journalism student who was sentenced to death in January for for handing out a so-called… -
Zimbabwe update: NYTimes reporter out on bail
New York Times reporter Barry Bearak was released on bail Monday after being taken into custody last week by Zimbabwe… -
Zimbabwe update: NYTimes reporter in police custody
New York Times reporter Barry Bearak was taken into custody by Zimbabwe police on Thursday. In a statement released late… -
Police surround hotel housing foreign media in Zimbabwe
Paramilitary police in Zimbabwe surrounded a hotel housing foreign journalists today and detained three or four reporters, a man who… -
Foreign media restricted from covering anti-Chinese riots
With less than six months to go before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Chinese government has sparked condemnation… -
Iran sentences reporter to death on terrorism charge
Iran announced today that it had sentenced journalist Yaghoob Mirnehad to death for his alleged role in a terrorism organization,… -
China releases Hong Kong journalist
After being detained by China for almost two years on charges of spying for Taiwan, Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong… -
Afghan journalism student sentenced to death
On Tuesday, a 23-year-old journalism student was sentenced to death in Afghanistan for handing out a paper he found on…