Aabid Khan and Sultan Muhammad, both 23 and from Bradford, have been sentenced to 12 and 10 years respectively after being found guilty of...
CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
On liberty
The United Nations is right to condemn Britain's free expression record. But its criticisms would hold more weight if it demonstrated a stronger...
UN slams UK free speech record
The UK government’s record on free expression has been harshly criticised in a United Nations report. Defamation laws allowing for ‘libel tourism’,...
Media bill threatens Internet freedom in Belarus
Websites will be subject to further restrictions under the country’s new media law, passed by President Lukashenko on 5 August. The law stipulates...
Turkish authorities block Dailymotion
The popular video-sharing website Dailymotion has been blocked in Turkey. This is the second instance of a video-sharing website being made...
Fools rush in where programmers fear to tread
A select committee has called for more regulation and greater safety on the Internet. But politicians should be careful what they wish for, says Bill Thompson
Slightly chilled
The latest high-profile, UK privacy case raises critical questions for press freedom, writes Jo Glanville The ruling on the Max Mosley case has...
Egin: 10 years on
The Basque daily was closed down 10 years ago today, signalling the beginning of the Spanish government’s repression of left-wing nationalist media,...
Spelling out libel
The legal row between a UK blog and a Muslim activist could be a landmark case, writes Padraig Reidy The news that blog Harry’s Place is facing...
UK blogger faces litigation
British blog Harry's Place is facing legal action from Mohammed Sawalha, the President of the British Muslim Initiative, after a post on the site...