A bill introduced in Peru’s congress to ammend the libel law would be a threat to the freedom of press, especially for small and independent outlets, say journalists and other media professionals.
Supposedly temporary restrictions on freedom of expression in the run-up to Afghanistan’s presidential vote are drawing protests from country’s press.
Jaime Mendoza CollĂo, shot by police in the community of Angol in the southern Chilean region of AraucanĂa, marks the third indigenous activist killed since the restoration of democracy in 1990.
Coup-installed Honduran President Roberto Micheletti for the first time admitted that forcing the deposed President Manuel Zelaya to leave the country, instead of arresting him, was a mistake.
Protesters broke into a smelting works in China’s Shaanxi province, smashing trucks and tearing down fences, following a government report documenting lead poisoning in hundreds of local children.
Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei says he was roughed up and detained by police when he tried to attend the trial of rights advocate Tan Zuoren, who has been charged with subversion.
Philippine Sen. Rodolfo Biazon called for suspension of peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), claiming the group helped fight the military during last week’s clash on Basilan Island.
A bomb blast killed at least seven in the Pakistani town of Charsadda. The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the victims belonged to a tribe that had raised an anti-Taliban militia.
Mexico’s Supreme Court overturned the sentences of 22 men who were imprisoned in the 1997 massacre of 45 indigenous peasants at Acteal in southern Chiapas state.
Police in Peru fired tear gas to disperse protesters blocking a highway near Pisco. The protesters were denouncing government inaction on helping the southern town rebuild from a 2007 earthquake.
A leader in the movement opposed to re-opening the El Dorado goldmine in northeast El Salvador is in stable condition after being shot eight times in the back and legs.
The Yemeni army entered into its fifth day of deadly fighting against Zaydi Shi’ite insurgents in the north of the country.
