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Azerbaijani journalist stabbed
Sanat newspaper editor Rafiq Tagi was stabbed on 19 November in Baku. He was said to be in a stable condition after several hours of surgery. In...
Vladimir Osechkin: Fighting for free expression in Russia’s prisons
Vladimir Osechkin, 30, has become one of Russia's most successful freedom of expression advocates. The former businessman fell foul of Moscow's...
Hungary: How not to regulate the press
Hungary’s media regulations have created an atmosphere of tension among journalists. Mike Harris reports from Budapest
Sergei Magnitsky death highlights Russian impunity
After speaking out against corruption, the young lawyer was left to die in jail. Two years on, says Jamison Firestone, no one has been brought to justice
Scotland: football hate law confused and unnecessary
Government attempts to clamp down on sectarian abuse and violence are a recipe for uncertainty and censorship, says
David Paton
The phone hacking inquiry must shackle corporate power, not journalists
As James Murdoch takes MPs’ questions again, John Kampfner says it’s important to remember where the real problem with phone hacking lies
Voina: Russia’s Robin Hoods
Russian guerrilla artists from the Voina art collective are facing criminal prosecution for their controversial brand of political street art.
Nick Sturdee reports on the widespread frustration that has fostered the movement
Belarus: Opposition activist jailed for taking part in rally
A Belarusian opposition leader has been sentenced to ten days of "administrative detention" for his involvement in the opposition-organised...
Charlie Hebdo attack: No more excuses
The smoke had barely cleared from the burned-out office of Charlie Hebdo magazine – firebombed for publishing cartoons of Mohammed – when TIME magazine’s Bruce Crumley chose to criticise the satirists before the terrorist. James Kirchick denounces a too-familiar tendancy
Plus: Sara Yasin and Myriam Francois-Cerrah on France, Charlie Hebdo and the meaning of Mohammed