A few days ago the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) reported that China had sentenced Tibetan writer Tashi Rabten to four years in prison for separatist activities. He had been one of several writers who penned pieces on the 2008 Tibetan...
5 July: Beyond Belief – police, policy and freedom of expression in the arts
Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority today announced it has commissioned a UK-based legal firm to file a defamation case against the Independent newspaper. Nawaf Mohammed Al-Maawda, publications director-general said: "The Independent has...
June 28: Injunctions are a necessary evil: Privacy, free speech and a feral press
As Belarus’s Central Bank devalues the ruble, the European Union has expanded sanctions and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) invokes human rights mechanism. Mike Harris reports
May 30: Hay Festival: Zaiba Malik talks to Jo Glanville
May 29: Hay Festival: Index on Censorship platform: The case of Bradley Manning
May 24: The case of Bradley Manning:
With the news that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is planning to make a second visit to China this year, speculation that Facebook is set to grovel its way back into China, speculation that has been doing the rounds for months, has picked up again....
Two former presidential candidates, Vladimir Neklaev and Vytal Rymashevsky were sentenced today alongside a number of political activists, Serguey Voznyak, Andrei Dmitriev, Alexander Feduta and Nasta Polojanko. They were all detained after protests...
Index on Censorship responds to judges’ report on superinjunctions
May 17: Politics in the Age of Twitter