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Met Police defends drill rap use in court trials
Drill rap lyrics have been used as evidence in recent London murder trials to help secure convictions.
August 27, 2026Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC
In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg, Dmitry Muratov says the Kremlin leader can only "destroy Ukraine, not conquer it", with the war now in its fifth year.
August 13, 2026Five arrested after Hong Kong police raid independent bookshops
Officials say they are suspected of selling "seditious" books which incited "hatred" against authorities.
July 15, 2026Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70
Lam Wing-kee, who defied China by selling material critical of Beijing, passed away after suffering from lung cancer.
July 3, 2026Stand-up comic held for jokes about Erdogan and Islam in Turkey crackdown
Deniz Göktaş is regarded as one of Turkey's most popular comedians and is accused of "inciting hatred and hostility" on stage.
July 3, 2026UK PM Starmer says there could be new powers to ban pro-Palestinian marches - Reuters
UK PM Starmer says there could be new powers to ban pro-Palestinian marches Reuters
May 2, 2026Art on trial - a sculptor's arrest highlights new extremes for censorship in China
Gao Zhen is being retroactively punished for 15 year-old-works, in a case that has alarmed rights groups.
April 19, 2026Record 129 journalists and media workers killed in 2025, mostly by Israel, says CPJ - Reuters
Record 129 journalists and media workers killed in 2025, mostly by Israel, says CPJ Reuters
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Met Police defends drill rap use in court trials
Some drill music shows rappers boasting about real-life violent behaviour, police say The Metropolitan Police has defended the use of drill music lyrics as evidence in criminal cases following a camp
Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov believes that Ukraine cannot be conquered, only destroyed by Putin At the Moscow offices of newspaper Novaya Gazeta, the corridors are silent. There is an ove
Stand-up comic held for jokes about Erdogan and Islam in Turkey crackdown
Deniz Göktaş is seen as one of Turkey's most popular stand-up comics Stand-up comedian Deniz Göktaş has been placed under arrest by a court in Istanbul after he was held at the city's main airport ov
Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70
Bookseller Lam Wing-kee marches during a protest in Hong Kong to demand authorities scrap a proposed extradition bill with China. Photo: March 2019. Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who defied Chin
UK PM Starmer says some pro-Palestinian marches could be banned, cites intifada chants
His comments come after two Jewish men were stabbed in the north London suburb of Golders Green by a Somalia-born British man Labour leader Starmer is under pressure to act after a spate of antisemit
UK PM Starmer says there could be new powers to ban pro-Palestinian marches
ByREUTERSMAY 2, 2026 16:27British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government could ban pro-Palestinian marches in some circumstances because of the "cumulative effect" the demonstrations had on t
Art on trial - a sculptor's arrest highlights new extremes for censorship in China
Jesus Christ stands at gunpoint, palms upturned, seven figures in a firing squad around him. The bronze riflemen are unmistakable in their likeness. They are Mao Zedong, the long-deceased dictator who
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A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, blaming Israel for two-thirds of the deaths. It was the second consec