Japanse Communications Minister warns government can suspend broadcasters, UK lawmakers criticize surveillance bill, Amal Clooney to take on Khadija Ismayilova case. More

Guinea opens murder probe after journalist is fatally shot, Israel NGO bill set to cross first hurdle, Yemeni journalist viciously assaulted. More

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Former BBC journalist arrested in Iran, Thailand clamps down on foreign journalists, German journalist claims the media are 'subject to strict censorship.' More

Journalist who sought refuge in Thailand is said to return to China, Saudi court commutes Palestinian Poet's death sentence, Constitutional Court in Zimbabwe says criminal defamation law is invalid. More

Cartoonist is arrested as Egypt cracks down on critics, Yemen's Houthis detain journalist in Sanaa, British journalist released after arrest in Burundi. More