Hammaad Munshi has been sentenced to two years for downloading jihadist materials, the latest conviction under the Terrorism Act 2000. In an article...
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Russia: free speech stalemate
Meeting Garry Kasparov and President Medvedev on a recent trip, John Kampfner found little cause for optimism The setting said it all. We were...
Malaysia: would watchdog free web?
The establishment of an independent press council may help protect journalists and Internet activists like Raja Petra Kamaruddin, writes Daniel...
Siné of the times
French satirist Maurice Sinet has launched a new magazine he claims will champion free speech. Ruth Michaelson looks back at the very French...
The Big Chill
This week's convictions of three British men on terrorism offences showed that there is still much to learn about jihadist groups in the UK and...
Murder in Ingushetiya
The death of Magomed Yevloyev is a terrifying and tragic blow to freedom of expression in Russia, writes Maria Eismont One can only guess what...
Struggling to be heard
Despite the dangers, Zimbabweans are still managing to spread a democratic message through the media, writes Farai Maguwu Zimbabwe has some of the...
Trademark troubles
Canadian activists are the subject of a lawsuit from one of the country’s largest media organisations, writes Mordecai Briemberg In early June 2007,...
Beyond Musharraf
Pakistan’s media are hoping an independent judiciary will protect freedom of expression, says Haq Nawaz Khan A black era of almost nine years of...
‘This kind of terror prevention constrains us all’
The Terrorism Act has again proved to be much too broadly defined for comfort, writes Jo Glanville Aabid Khan, Sultan Muhammed and Hammad Munshi...