Judith Townend: Open justice must be digital too
Open justice must be digital too
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Judith Townend
Judith Townend
How the injunction became "super"
Privacy: How the injunction became “super”
A "good" bill but government is yet to tackle ISPs and corporations
Libel Reform: A “good” bill but government is yet to tackle ISPs and corporations
Speak no evil: the grip of religious extremism on Pakistan’s political culture
Pakistan’s blasphemy law is a tool for persecution, says Kamila Shamsie, in the upcoming issue of Index on Censorship magazine
Royalty free Freedom of Information
The British Royal Family is now even more protected from the Freedom of Information Act since the removal of the public interest test. Judith Townend reports
Four year legal battle ends for Labour Home bloggers
A judge has refused libel litigant Johanna Kaschke leave to appeal, bringing to an end a long-running defamation row. Judith Townend reports
Ukrainian businessman's case against Ukrainian newspaper does not belong in UK court
Libel Reform:Ukrainian businessman’s case against Ukrainian newspaper does not belong in UK court
Global media watches Libya despite access restrictions
Libya: All eyes on protests despite restricted media access
Togolese journalists protest against radio station closures
Togolese journalists are preparing to campaign against the closure of three radio stations, Providence, Métropolys and X-Solaire. Sit-ins outside...
Syrian blogger arrested
Blogger Ahmad Abu Khair was arrested on Sunday morning while driving from Banias to Damascus, it has been reported. Charges are unknown. The arrest...
German journalists released in Iran
Marcus Hellwig and Jens Koch, the German journalists imprisoned in Tabriz have been released, after the government reduced their 20 month sentences...
Webmaster trial in Thailand: A case of ‘shooting the messenger’
The case of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, the webmaster on trial in Bangkok, has far-reaching implications for freedom of speech – not just in Thailand, but in the wider region too, argues Gayathry Venkiteswaran