Mike Harris: Private daily newspapers return to Burma
Private daily newspapers return to Burma
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Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Mike Harris is head of advocacy at Index on Censorship
Private daily newspapers return to Burma
Mike Harris: Private daily newspapers return to Burma
Should public servants be able to use public money to sue for libel?
Mike Harris: Should public servants be able to use public money to sue for libel?
Should public servants be able to use public money to sue for libel?
Mike Harris: Should public servants be able to use public money to sue for libel?
The modern Big Brothers
Autocratic, authoritarian and totalitarian states take it upon themselves to actively stifle freedom of expression. These states can look very different – “socialist” North Korea may seem very different to “theocratic” Iran, but even with vastly differing cultures and political landscapes, we can draw similarities between the methods used by these regimes to suffocate and in some cases entirely suppress free speech
Letter from Baku
Witnessing Azerbaijan’s autocracy in action, Mike Harris reports from the Internet Governance Forum
Index Interview: The salami slicing of free speech
In the first of a new interview series, Conservative MP Dominic Raab talks to Mike Harris about civil liberties, free speech and how he “wouldn’t lose any sleep” if the UK’s draft communications data bill were canned
Libel reform: politicians must deliver on promises
The UK government’s Defamation Bill goes to the House of Lords for its second reading debate today. Michael Harris explains why it’s vital that the government acts to protect free speech
International NGOs to UK government: Protect us, strengthen libel law reforms
Berlin internet freedom and human rights conference
Mike Harris: Berlin internet freedom and human rights conference
Corporations don’t have feelings, so why should they be able to sue for libel?
Major companies have alternatives to litigation, says Mike Harris. With PR teams and big advertising budgets they can easily counter false claims or unfair criticism
Communications Data Bill: Technology is making dystopia not just possible, but cheap
The boom in surveillance technology sales is chilling free speech. We need to wake up to this reality, says Mike Harris
Libel reform comes around less often than Halley’s comet. Let’s get it right
The defamation bill will do little to stop corporations suing individuals and should include a public interest defence says Index’s Mike Harris