Judges decide section 44 violates claimant’s human rights but journalists and protesters are unlikely to see change on the ground says Leah Borromeo
European court rules stop and search powers illegal
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Islam4UK ban a blow to free expression
The Home Secretary’s decision to ban an extremist group shows exactly why we must not allow sentiment to overrule free speech says Padraig Reidy
Obituary: Vera Rich
Judith Vidal-Hall pays tribute to a tireless campaigner for free expression in the former Soviet Union
Sri Lanka: After Lasantha
Lal Wickrematunge’s brother, Lasantha, was murdered one year ago. Here, he assesses the ongoing cost of the war in
Sri Lanka
Berlusconi targets the blogosphere
Silvio Berlusconi’s government is exploiting the violent attack against him in order to restrict internet freedom. Giulio D’Eramo reports
Keep up demand for libel reform
Jack Straw has noticed the clamour for change. Reform of our unfair defamation laws must now become a manifesto pledge, says Padraig Reidy
Australia’s great barrier
Canberra is making alarming advances in web censorship, says John Ozimek
Keeping it secret
Barack Obama’s promise to break with secrecy has been short-lived, says Melissa Goodman, in an exclusive article for Index on Censorship’s review of 2009
A year of gagging
In 2009 the government, courts and the police have connived in the suppression of investigative journalism and scientific research. But campaigns for free expression are fighting back says
John Kampfner
Azerbaijan: donkey bloggers punished
The imprisonment of two online activists shows the battle for democracy is increasingly fought online, says
Vugar Gojayev