How does lobbying in the UK affect international free speech? Index on Censorship’s Head of Advocacy
Michael Harris explains
Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Mike Harris is head of advocacy at Index on Censorship
UK government wavers on “secret” trials
Michael Harris: UK government wavers on “secret” trials
Man put in prison for “toys protest” in Belarus
A man in Belarus has been sentenced to 10 days in prison for placing children's toys on the street. Former political prisoner Pavel Vinogradov put...
Should councils be using public money for libel action?
Michael Harris: Should councils be using public money for libel action?
In Belarus, the freedom of the internet is at stake
Europe’s last dictatorship is clamping down on online activism, with a new law effectively requiring everyone to be a state spy. Mike Harris reports
Macedonia: media freedom sliding backwards
The International Partnership Group of freedom of expression organisations visited Macedonia last month to assess the state of media freedom in the country.
Mike Harris reports on the findings
Hungary: How not to regulate the press
Hungary’s media regulations have created an atmosphere of tension among journalists. Mike Harris reports from Budapest
How not to do press regulation
Michael Harris: How not to do press regulation
Local authorities use libel laws to silence criticism
Local authorities in the UK use the uncertainty around England’s archaic libel law to silence criticism of their actions.
Michael Harris reports
Joanna Yates landlord wins libel damages
Mike Harris: Joanna Yates landlord wins libel damages
Government libel reform bill is about to be published
Government libel reform bill is about to be published
'Call on your governments to treat Belarus as the dictatorship it is'
Belarus Free Theatre co-founder Natalia Koliada sent a message to protestors outside the Belarus Embassy in London on December 21, via Index on Censorship.