Attempts by Barclays to shut down discussion of its practices have backfired and exposed the attitudes that contributed to the financial crisis,...
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Sri Lanka: breakfast with the president
Sri Lanka's reporters are constantly at the mercy of the whims of the country's powerful elite, says Uvindu Kurukulasuriya Lasantha Wickrematunga...
Russia’s re-education
My history book is the latest victim of the Kremlin's attempts to rehabilitate the Soviet Union, says Orlando Figes Yesterday, the Moscow publishing...
Modern Liberty: free speech must be for all
The United Nations' retreat from defending free expression is at odds with the concept of universal rights, says Jo Glanville This is the text of a...
Plane evasion
It's not just Jack Straw who's playing fast and loose with freedom of information, says Chris Ames. Heathrow campaigners are finding it impossible...
Anna Politkovskaya: no justice
The acquittals in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case highlight a culture of impunity that must be brought to an end, writes Tanya Lokshina The trial...
Criminal minded
The Italian government is attempting to make web-based dissent a crime, says Cecilia Anesi A new bill has come before the Senate, giving the...
India’s culture of grievance
The legal system forces once proud newspapers to grovel when faced with pressure from religious groups, says Salil Tripathi The Statesman is one of...
The Satanic Verses at 20
On 14 February 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran declared a death sentence on novelist Salman Rushdie after the publication of The Satanic Verses....
Interview: Giles Ji Ungpakorn
Giles Ji Ungpakorn is a refugee from Thailand's lèse majesté laws. He spoke to Index on Censorship about the government and military's campaign...