For much of its violent conflict Northern Ireland was afflicted by political censorship. The body that howled most about this particular form of...
Northern Ireland: Journalism Matters
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Fifty years of censorship
It is unlikely that the contents of the memo leaked by David Keogh and Leo O’Connor, for which the two men were jailed last week, will ever be...
Britain: No right to ‘public interest’ defence for officials who leaked memo
As Tony Blair announced his resignation, David Keogh and Leo O’Connor were sentenced for breaching the Official Secrets Act: convicted for revealing...
Philippines: Journalists not impressed by ‘change of heart’ on free speech controls
On the face of it, the move of First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo to drop the 16 libel cases he has filed against 46 journalists is laudable....
Vive la Différence
These days no freedom of expression group operates on its own in the way that Nick Fillmore alleges (Have the world’s free press campaigners got...
World Press Freedom Day
On almost any day of the year, the headlines concerning attacks on free media around the globe are shocking. Consider the main headlines from a day...
World Press Fredom Day 2007
BBC reporter Alan Johnston was kidnapped in March, and suddenly press freedom, in the most literal sense, has become a talking point. Websites and...
What has the BBC got to hide?
The BBC have fought me from ditch to ditch using a top class legal team and every litigation tactic available. This is an organisation of enormous...
Talk nice and behave yourself for the good of others
What was initially billed as a celebration of the importance of religious and cultural tolerance and understanding turned into something a bit...
The danger of gestures
Last week, Germany, in its capacity as president of the EU, attempted to outlaw Holocaust denial in the EU. In the end, the resolution that emerged...