Two journalists have been killed in Syria while reporting on the front line. French journalist Yves Debay was shot twice while covering the conflict...
Index Index – International free speech roundup 21/01/13
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Index Index – International free speech roundup 18/01/13
Daisy Williams: Index Index – International free speech roundup
Index Index – International free speech roundup 16/01/13
A Bangladeshi blogger is in critical condition after being stabbed by three unknown attackers on 14 January in Dhaka, the country's capital. Asif...
Index Index – International free speech roundup 15/01/13
The European Court of Human Rights deemed today (15 January) that a woman working for British Airways was unfairly discriminated against for...
Index Index – international free speech roundup 14/01/13
Index Index – international free speech roundup
The beat goes on?
Daisy Williams:The beat goes on, but lest we forget the casualties of musical censorship
UK: Public Order Act may drop “insulting” as an offence
Section 5 of the 1986 Public Order Act could be adjusted to remove the word "insulting" from legislation, it was announced today (10 December)....
Index discusses hate speech at Cambridge Union Society annual debate
Index's own Head of Advocacy Mike Harris discussed the issue of hate speech and free expression at Cambridge Union's annual Free Speech debate on 29...
Libel tourism: Blogger sued in the UK by Tanzanian media tycoon wins case
A blogger sued for libel by a Tanzanian media tycoon won her case today (30 November). At the High Court in London, Mr Justice Bean ruled in favour...
Christian demoted for anti-gay marriage Facebook post wins employment case
A Christian man who was demoted after making posts opposing gay marriage on Facebook won in an employment case against his employers today. Adrian...
Iranian blogger detained for criticising regime dies in custody
Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti was allegedly tortured to death in a prison in Tehran on Thursday (8 November). Beheshti, 35 was arrested on 28...
Bahrain bans all protests
Bahrain has banned all demonstrations following clashes between police and anti-government protestors on Monday (29 October). Interior minister...