The troubles for media in the Central American state may only be beginning, writes ARTICLE 19 Executive Director
Agnès Callamard
CATEGORY: Comment
Burma: prepared for the worst
Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters are not optimistic about the verdict in her trial for breaching the conditions of house arrest, writes Nem Davies
Libel after Bower
Richard Desmond’s attempt to sue an investigative journalist merely highlighted the weaknesses of English defamation law, says
David Allen Green
Interview: Malalai Joya
Despite being banned from the Afghan parliament, Malalai Joya continues to speak out against corruption and injustice. She talks to Elisabeth Eide about the struggle to be heard in Afghanistan
Why the caged bird sings
The Israeli authorities seem intent on curbing Palestinian cultural activity. Clemency Burton-Hill reports from Jerusalem
Gambia: Jammeh’s war on journalists
AllAfrica.com’s Brian Kennedy examines the Gambian president’s ongoing assault on press freedom after the recent arrest of eight opposition journalists
Dealing with the devil
An Iranian boycott of Nokia will not stop surveillance, say Leslie Harris and John Morris. But it may make telecommunications companies think twice about doing business with oppressive regimes
All the news that’s fit to print?
The New York Times blackout of information on kidnapped journalist David Rohde raised questions about transparent reporting in exceptional circumstances, writes
Michael Griffin
Senior News of the World reporter accused in phone hack scandal
The Culture, Media and Sports Committee has heard evidence on the tabloid voicemail hacking scandal. Padraig Reidy reports Investigative journalist Nick Davies today produced evidence he claimed proved there was more widespread knowledge of...
Britain: you want answers?
The concealment of the contents of an important letter shows that ministers have been evasive about the details of airport expansion, and now an opposition MP has complained to the Speaker of the House of Commons. Chris Ames reports A Conservative...