The successes of Harun Yahya show just how easy it is to shut down web discussion in Turkey, writes Yigal Schleifer Turkish Internet users woke up on 24 October to find that access to Blogger, the popular blog-hosting site owned by Google, had been...
As Google, Yahoo and Microsoft sign up to a ground-breaking code of conduct, will this change the way they do business with repressive regimes? Leslie Harris, who was a key player in forging the agreement, explains what it means for free speech....
In lifting sanctions less than one year on from the murder of Alisher Saipov, the EU is letting Uzbekistan’s brutal dictator get away with murder, says Michael Andersen Last Friday, 24 October, was the first anniversary of the murder of the...
The assassination of Ivo Pukanic and Niko Franjic reveals the dangers of reporting on Croatia's complex organised crime world, writes Goran Milakovic Ivo Pukanic, columnist with Nacional magazine and chairman of the NCL Media Group, was killed...
President Aliyev’s tight grip on the press has severely damaged his country’s democracy, writes Vugar Gojayev Freedom of expression in Azerbaijan has been an increasing source of concern during the last four years, with a sharp rise in violent...
Three men are facing trial for the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, but the investigation is far from over. Index on Censorship reports Friends and campaigners are marking the second anniversary of the journalist Anna...
The arrest of Frederick Toben could have implications for freedom of expression in the UK, says Padraig Reidy On Wednesday, Frederick Toben, a convicted Holocaust denier, was taken off a plane at Heathrow airport by Metropolitan Police officers. He...
When publishers are too intimidated to print even novels that may offend, it shows how far we've lost our way on free speech, writes Jo Glanville The firebomb attack this weekend on the publishing house Gibson Square in London was an assault on one...
The extension of Raja Petra Kamaruddin's period of detention to two years is another example of the nefarious uses of Malaysia’s Internal Security Act, says Daniel Chandranayagam. But the reaction of ordinary citizens shows the tide may be turning...
The furore over Michael Reiss’s comments on creationism signify a worrying tendency that is bad for academic freedom and for science, says Steve Fuller On 16 September, Michael Reiss (pictured) resigned from his post as director of education at the...