Lawyer Le Cong Dinh (right) has always worked to change the system from within - which is exactly why his arrest is troubling, says Roby Alampay On...
Vietnam: arrest of a pragmatist
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Iran: free to tweet?
It's time to confront technology companies in the West on the role they play in censorship worldwide, says Claire Ulrich The upheaval in Iran this...
Tyranny’s shield
The ruling against blogger NightJack suggests that anonymous speech is bad for society, says David Banisar The decision by Mr Justice Eady that the...
Iran: “I will continue to report, but I fear that I may be arrested”
Reporter Saeed Kamali Dehghan describes the struggle to get information in and out of Tehran Huge rallies in Tehran yesterday saw hundreds of...
Iraq: “A secret inquiry is storing up trouble”
A private investigation into the Iraq war will only backfire on Gordon Brown, writes Chris Ames Does Gordon Brown really think he will get away with...
Through the looking glass
English libel law turns US protection for free speech on its head. Floyd Abrams considers how the UK became an international libel tribunal English...
Iran: elections free up the media
Fiery television debates, and the tactics of Ahmadinejad’s own supporters, have emboldened Iran’s newspapers, says Meir Javedanfar The election of...
Keeping it secret
Tamsin Allen asks why a former intelligence agent is being denied the right to a fair hearing MI5 officers guard many secrets. But, as Stella...
Weighing up the evidence
The House of Lords ruling on secret evidence raises the need for the admission of intercept intelligence in terror trials, says Roger Smith...
Shoot the messenger
Attacks on human rights representatives at the UN Human Rights Council are part of a campaign to undermine freedom of expression, says Roy W Brown...