Jewish settlers protesting against an eviction order in Hebron spray an insult to the Prophet Muhammad on a mosque wall.

A Nigerian man with 86 wives who is charged with "insulting Islam'" is released on bail after 59 days in prison.

A Moroccan court suspends a one year jail sentence previously imposed on a student convicted for insulting the king.

The leader of a Burundi opposition party is imprisoned, accused of insulting the president.

A leading social activist in Thailand, Sulak Sivaraksa, has been arrested on charges of insulting the monarchy.

Iraqi MPs vote to guarantee six provincial council seats for small religious and ethnic minorities in next year's polls.

Malaysian officials are launching a campaign to teach members of parliament to mind their language, following insults and abuse during parliamentary debates.

Italian footballer Marco Materazzi accepts damages over Daily Mail articles which said he used vile racist abuse to insult Zinedine Zidane.

An edition of French magazine L'Express International is banned in Morocco for allegedly insulting Islam.

A teenager who was being prosecuted for swearing at her pregnant Irish neighbour and calling her a leprechaun has her case dropped.

Thailand plans to spend millions of dollars on an internet firewall, to block websites deemed insulting to the monarchy.

A Moroccan schoolboy is jailed after replacing the king's name with that of his favourite football club.

Writers in Jordan call for the immediate release of a poet arrested for insulting Islam in a collection of love poetry.

A man is punched in the face on a night out in the Isle of Man after commenting on a woman's appearance.

Portsmouth make an official complaint to the FA over insults made by Tottenham fans towards Sol Campbell.

Rhodri Morgan says he will ignore "really unpleasant" criticism as he comes under personal attack from the Welsh Tory leader.

A UK artist who made a collage mocking Turkey's prime minister, by portraying him as a dog, is acquitted by a Turkish court.

A prominent anti-government Malaysian blogger is detained for two years on claims of insulting Islam.

A new film repeatedly uses the word "retard". Can it be acceptable to use the term satirically or is it intrinsically offensive and a quick route to playground and workplace insults?

A Moroccan court frees a blogger jailed for insulting the king, saying proper procedure had not been followed.