Attempts by Barclays to shut down discussion of its practices have backfired and exposed the attitudes that contributed to the financial crisis, writes Padraig Reidy There are a few things needed for capitalism to function: chiefly, the free flow...
Sri Lanka's reporters are constantly at the mercy of the whims of the country's powerful elite, says Uvindu Kurukulasuriya Lasantha Wickrematunga faced his last moments at an unusual time at an unusual place. From the moment he left home the day he...
My history book is the latest victim of the Kremlin's attempts to rehabilitate the Soviet Union, says Orlando Figes Yesterday, the Moscow publishing house Atticus Group (Inostranka) cancelled a contract to publish my latest book in Russia. The...
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 talk delivered by Index on Censorship editor Jo Glanville at the Convention on Modern Liberty in...
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 to get a straight answer from the Department for Transport Following Jack Straw’s veto of the release...
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 of three men charged in connection with the murder of Anna Politkovskaya is over. The defendants...
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 interior ministry the power to order Internet providers to remove criminal content within 24 hours or face...
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 oldest English language newspapers in India, with an illustrious history. Its editors and...
On 14 February 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran declared a death sentence on novelist Salman Rushdie after the publication of The Satanic Verses. Twenty years on Lisa Appignanesi, recalls how a ground-breaking, visionary novel was hijacked and...
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 against dissent Academic and journalist Giles Ji Ungpakorn fled Thailand last Friday, shortly before he...