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...
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Emily Butselaar
Emily Butselaar
PAST EVENT: 5 July: Beyond Belief – police, policy and freedom of expression in the arts
5 July: Beyond Belief – police, policy and freedom of expression in the arts
Bahrani government to sue the Independent for libel
Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority today announced it has commissioned a UK-based legal firm to file a defamation case against the Independent...
PAST EVENT: 28 June: Injunctions are a necessary evil: Privacy, free speech and a feral press
June 28: Injunctions are a necessary evil: Privacy, free speech and a feral press
Belarus: European Union toughens sanctions
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
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May 30: Hay Festival: Zaiba Malik talks to Jo Glanville
PAST EVENT: Index on Censorship platform: The case of Bradley Manning
May 29: Hay Festival: Index on Censorship platform: The case of Bradley Manning
PAST EVENT: The case of Bradley Manning
May 24: The case of Bradley Manning:
Facebook searches for ways to return to the Chinese motherland
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...
Belarus: Two more former presidential candidates sentenced
Two former presidential candidates, Vladimir Neklaev and Vytal Rymashevsky were sentenced today alongside a number of political activists, Serguey...
Report: Superinjunctions, anonymised injunctions and open justice
Index on Censorship responds to judges’ report on superinjunctions
PAST EVENT: Politics in the Age of Twitter
May 17: Politics in the Age of Twitter