Watchdog condemns Somalia media closure
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A press freedom group condemned the Somali government's closure of three independent broadcasters accused of supporting terrorists, saying the allegations were unproven.
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Hundreds of Ethiopian troops trying to protect Somalia's fragile government went house-to-house searching for weapons and insurgents Wednesday, and authorities ordered the closure of three radio stations they accused of "supporting terrorists."
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Â· Terrorism law watchdog's plea for less intervention Â· Ministers warned over rights convention opt-out
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Somalia's powerful Islamist group dismisses US comments its leadership is dominated by al-Qaeda.
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A watchdog group has suggested a mandatory flash on camera mobiles to avoid illicit photographs.
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Two of Somalia's leading private media outlets, forced off the air two days ago by the country's transitional government, now appear to have lost their internet presence.
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The information watchdog predicts "scraps" with central government over the new freedom of information laws.
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Bangladesh's only private 24-hour news channel goes off air, after being told not to show footage of riots.
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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somalia's parliament passed a motion of no-confidence against the new prime minister and his Cabinet yesterday, an official said, effectively sacking a government that had been expected to restore order to the country after 13 years of anarchy and war. The deputy speaker of the 275-member transitional parliament, Dalhar Omar, said 153 members voted against Prime Minister ...
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International media watchdogs urged Pakistan on Tuesday to investigate the disappearance of a journalist working for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Somalia's independent Shabelle media house said government troops surrounded its Mogadishu office on Tuesday and opened fire at the building, wounding a security guard.
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Somalia's PM warns Islamists that Ethiopia and Kenya will help his government in case of attack.
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In a Sept. 13 story about Somalia, The Associated Press erroneously attributed details about Islamic militiamen advancing on the port city of Kismayo to an official of the African Union. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was from the European Union, not the AU.
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The BBC has been criticised by Ofcom for endangering the lives of two Libyans who appeared in a documentary.
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The detention of several journalists traveling to and from the deadly school siege in Russia is raising new concern about press freedom in the country, media watchdogs said Tuesday.
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Text of report in English by Macedonian news agency Makfax  The National Broadcasting Council will urge the government to suspend the broadcasting concessions of 23 local television and radio stations due to unsettled concession fees.
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China's broadcast watchdog has slammed a provincial station for ignoring an order to remove sexually explicit television programmes from the air, and demanded better "spiritual food" for viewers.