This article was originally published in the Daily Mail Every time I reassure myself that this government cannot sink lower, it surprises me. The...
A stain on this nation’s name
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Emily Butselaar
Emily Butselaar
PAST EVENT: Index on Censorship Free Expression Awards 2010
Index on Censorship Free Expression Awards 2010 hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby, Royal Institute of British Architects, 25 March 2010
Let battle commence over privacy
John Kampfner: The week the legal establishment bit back
Lord Hoffmann: The libel tourism myth
Max Mosley argues for a 'right to notification'
Emily Butselaar: Max Mosley’s campaign for a ‘right to notification’
What’s in a name?
A lot, say the press. And the Supreme Court agrees. Jen Robinson writes about the landmark decision that reversed an alarming trend of anonymity and “alphabet soup” in the British justice system
Tunisian court upholds Taoufik Ben Brik’s prison sentence
A Tunisian appeals court on Saturday upheld a six-month prison sentence against journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, one of President Zine El-Abidine Ben...
Russia police break up rally for peaceful protest
Russian police yesterday detained up to 100 protesters during a Moscow demonstration to preserve the right to peaceful protest. Protesters shouted...
Sri Lankan government launches fresh press crack-down
The newly re-elected government of Mahinda Rajapaksa has been accused of orchestrating a fresh crackdown on the media after a series of websites...
Turkey: 15-year-old jailed for attending protest
A 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to jail for nearly eight years after having been arrested at a demonstration in support of the banned Kurdish...
John Terry’s attempt to gag a free press
Significant victory against the superinjunction but the fight for free speech goes on says John Kampfner
PAST EVENT: Protesting for a free Belarus
Britain’s theatre community comes out against oppression and censorship in the “last dictatorship of Europe”. Join the protest on 1 July
John Terry superinjunction decision
Today’s decision not to uphold a “super-injunction” claimed by England football captain John Terry is a blow for press freedom.