The Russian authorities are taking a heavy-handed approach to web monitoring, writes Maria Eismont ‘Error. The website you’ve requested either...
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Debate: the Kollerstrom question
Academic Dr Nicholas Kollerstrom was last week stripped of his honorary post at University College London, after his controversial views on the...
Mohamed Al-Daradji interview
Mohamed Al-Daradji’s film Ahlaam (Dreams) won the Index on Censorship Film Award last Monday. He was interviewed by the BBC World Service's World...
Francisco Goldman accepts Index on Censorship TR Fyvel Book Award
Francisco Goldman accepts the Index on Censorship TR Fyvel Book Award for his work, The Art of Political Murder: Who killed Bishop Gerardi?. The...
Why Ahlaam deserved to win
Choosing which film should win the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression award was a tough process for the judges, writes Lemn Sissay I've been...
Fanning the flames
Would an Olympic boycott really inspire China to improve its human rights record and its dealings with Tibet? Or would it make things worse, asks...
Dealing with the devil
Should publications only run ads that match their principles, asks Peter Wilby Many readers and some journalists believe editors should apply the...
Hugo vs Homer
The Simpsons has been taken off Venezuelan television. Is this because the regime doesn't like the programme, or because they just don't get it,...
Washout in San Francisco Bay
The increasingly farcical Olympic torch relay made its way to California yesterday. Lucie Morilllon of Reporters Without Borders was there After the...
Censorship for censorship’s sake
A new Indonesian law poses the threat of restrictions on the arts, writes David Jardine The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), after very...