Between government policy and deliberate vulnerabilities in the technology, citizens of most countries can be monitored online says Gus Hosein
Making the internet safe for free speech
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Emily Butselaar
Emily Butselaar
Put your questions to Facebook and Google – We ask is the internet safe for free speech?
New technology has revolutionised freedom of expression, but it’s also transformed the business of censorship. So what will it take to make the internet safe for free speech?
Iran sentences journalist Maziar Bahari
Maziar Bahari sentenced by Iran in absentia — 13 years and 6 months in jail and 74 lashes
Behzti is no longer taboo
An unpublicised reading of the cancelled Sikh play proved excuses for its continued censorship have been demolished argues Robert Sharp
Maguindanao massacre: Impunity and power
The Aroyo governments drops the pretence it is capable of prosecuting its political allies implicated in the slaughter of reporters. The only hope for the victim’s family is that the upcoming elections will deliver change argues Harry Roque
Get one month of Index on Censorship for just $0.99
To mark World Press Freedom Day SAGE and Exact Editions are offering a 30 day subscription to Index on Censorship magazine for only $0.99
European court orders release of Azeri editor
Judges says Azerbaijan should free journalist Eynulla Fatullayev — Azeri officials announce they will appeal the ruling. Vugar Gojayev reports from Baku
Libel Reform Hustings poll – the results
Which party impressed our voters with its commitment to free expression?
Free speech hustings – As they happened
Last night the Libel Reform Campaign hosted the official Free Speech Hustings of the general election 2010
Michael Wills for Labour, Dominic Grieve from the Conservatives, and Evan Harris from the Liberal Democrats went head to head on libel law reform and protecting our freedom of speech. Replay the event here.
Google maps government censorship requests
Google discloses demands for censorship, user data. Its new government search tool exposes state censorship and demands for user information. Emily Butselaar reports
Children of the disappeared
Dirty War abductions: A case involving the adopted heirs to an Argentinean media empire has reignited a row about press freedom. Ed Stocker reports
A good week for libel reform
All major political parties now back libel reform — and the Libel Reform campaign celebrates 50,000 signatures in support of change