Rebolledo, an investigative magazine journalist and author of two books, is charged with defamation for "damaging the honor" of a former military officer convicted of human rights abuses in his most recent book, Camaleón. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Cheers and jeers: Tainted elections, Liu Xia's release, and court rulings in the Asia-Pacific
Pakistanis and Cambodians vote amid claims of irregularities; Chinese poet Liu Xia is free; Malaysia withdraws sedition cases against cartoonist Zunar; disappointing court rulings in Burma and Indonesia; and Singapore holds its 10th Pink Dot LGBTQI+ event. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Europe: Murder in Nizhny Novgorod – and has Turkey's state of emergency really ended?
Europe and Central Asia: Journalist murdered in Russia, ECHR rules in favour of Pussy Riot and Anna Politkovskaya, CoE members expelled following Azerbaijani bribery scandal, IFEX member held incommunicado, UK surveillance and more in our round-up of July's free expression news. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Zimbabwe Election Watch – An IFEX Diary
On 30 July, Zimbabweans went to the polls to elect the first post-Mugabe government. In the latest in a series of blog posts, Reyhana Masters shares her observations from voting day in Harare. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Prominent Syrian activists confirmed executed by regime in 2013
The Syrian regime has confirmed the deaths of prominent activists Yahya and Muhammad Al-Sharbaji and Islam Dabbas, executed in 2013 Source: MEDIA FEED
– Bahrain strips hundreds of citizenship
Bahraini authorities should restore citizenship to hundreds of nationals whose citizenship they revoked through executive orders or court decisions since 2012, rendering most of them stateless. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Bangladeshi editor Mahmudur Rahman injured in attack outside courtroom
The editor of the opposition-aligned Amar Desh daily was attacked by a pro-government mob Source: MEDIA FEED
– Journalists face increased attacks and threats in Nepal
Nepali journalists faced attacks and threats in recent weeks while covering protests. Source: MEDIA FEED