The European Parliament today voted to throw out the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The legislation, which was introduced...
ACTA voted down by European Parliament
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Sara Yasin
Sara Yasin
Despite threats, Syrian composer continues to speak out against regime
As he watched a horrifying crackdown unfold in his homeland of Syria after the start of popular protests on 15 March last year, US-based Syrian...
Bahrain authorities play games with Nabeel Rajab’s freedom
OPINION This week Bahrain continued its game of cat and mouse with human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, releasing him once more on Wednesday after...
Pakistan: Television station attacked
The Karachi offices of Pakistani television station Aaj news and English-language daily Business Recorder were attacked on 25 June. Four men...
Kurdish singer sentenced to two years in prison
Index award winning musician Ferhat Tunç has been sentenced to two years in prison by a court in the Turkish province of Malatya. The Kurdish singer...
Ethiopia: 24 activists and writers convicted of terrorism
24 activists and writers, including well-known dissident and blogger Eskinder Nega, were convicted for terrorism by an Ethiopian court yesterday (27...
Syrian pro-government TV station bombed
The Damascus headquarters of pro-government Syrian station Al-Ikhbariya were attacked yesterday. Information Minister Omran al-Zohbi told state...
Dynamics of digital freedom
Last week we hosted a conference with the Global Network Initiative (GNI), where we had a heated debate around surveillance, security, and freedom of expression. Check out the conversation here.
Azerbaijani Talysh journalist detained
An Azerbaijani journalist was arrested yesterday on charges of illegal possession of drugs. Hilal Mamedov, a member of the Talysh ethnic...
Belarus: journalist detained for allegedly slandering president
Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut was detained last night for allegedly insulting the country's president, Alexander Lukashenko. Poczobut...
Libya throws out law criminalising glorification of Muammar Gaddafi
Libya's Supreme Court yesterday threw out a new law criminalising the glorification of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi or his supporters. The law...
Nine-year-old school dinner blogger gagged
A council in Scotland has banned a nine-year-old girl from posting photographs of school dinners on her blog. Alice Purkiss reports