Russian rock journalist Art Troitsky’s caustic tongue has landed him in court in four separate libel cases. Emily Butselaar reports
John Kampfner: Art Troitsky’s only crimes are humour and irreverence
The dangers of satire
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Emily Butselaar
Ai Weiwei show opens in London
An extract from a speech by Tate Modern director Chris Dercon at the opening of a new show by imprisoned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei at Somerset House, London
Five former presidential candidates now on trial in Belarus
As politicians and journalists face trial for mass street protests, Olga Birukova explains the climate of fear and intimidation journalists face
Max Mosley: Sex, secrets and super-injunctions
European Court finds against Mosley and throws responsibility back to parliament — now MPs need to find a way to balance privacy against open justice and free expression, Geoffrey Robertson writes
An “Ordinary” Day in Damascus
Notes from Syria — SI reports from Syria’s capital
Shooting the messenger
Argentina has found an effective way of stifling independent inflation data — fining economists who question the official government statistics. Ed Stocker reports
Life After Wikileaks
Recap last night’s panel, PJ Crowley, who resigned as US State Department spokesman over the treatment of Bradley Manning, Julian Assange’s attorney Mark Stephens, investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov, Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism Emily Bell and Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen debated the fallout from WikiLeaks for freedom of speech, national security and the media
Laying propaganda to rest
At last night's UNESCO's 2011 World Press Freedom Day event, a distinguished panel examined the freedom to report in light of the Arab Spring. One of the panelists was Shahira Amin, the brave Egyptian news anchor who quit in protest at Mubarak...
Should we scrap superinjunctions?
John Kampfner v Max Mosley: Should we scrap superinjunctions?
Index on Censorship to join the Global Network Initiative
Index is pleased to announce it is to join the Global Network Initiative, the multi-stakeholder organisation created to protect and advance free speech and privacy
US company suing cardiologist for libel goes out of business
NMT Medical, the US company which pursued cardiologist Peter Wilmshurst in the London libel courts for almost four years, has announced that it is ceasing operations and selling off its assets. In a statement released today, the company announced...
List of cyber activists detained and arrested in Bahrain
The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights's list of cyber activists targeted during Bahrain's crackdown on protests Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights List - Cyber Crackdown