Minsk-based radio station Autoradio, has been shut down after its licence was cancelled. The reason outlined by the supervisory commission was the...
Belarus: radio station closed
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Saudi Arabia: New regulation censors internet content
Saudi Arabia's already restricted cyberspace is now subject to new regulation that allows the state to directly supervise and control internet...
Pakistan: Father and son sentenced for life for blasphemy
A court in Punjab has sentenced a father and his son to lifetime imprisonment for allegedly tearing down a poster in a gathering to mark the...
Giffords shooting: Free speech in the crosshairs
Calls to outlaw violent political rhetoric in the wake of the Tucson shootings are misguided, says Aryeh Neier. The solution is not to ban political vitriol but to speak out against it
Kuwait: TV Channel and newspapers shut down
The Kuwaiti satellite channel Mubasher and newspaper Al-Mustaqbal, both owned by Shaikh Fahd Salem Al Ali have been banned by the country's ministry...
Ban Ki-Moon calls for release of Belarus journalists
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed concern for political prisoners being held in Belarus in the aftermath of December's presidential...
Strasbourg Court must reject prior notification
Peter Noorlander of the Media Legal Defence Initiative warns that today’s action by Max Mosley at the European Court of Human Rights could have grave consequences for free media
Libel reform victory
Index on Censorship celebrates Nick Clegg’s commitment to overhaul England’s much-criticised libel laws
Pakistan: The death of free speech
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws have long been a tool of political intimidation, says Salil Tripathi
Our campaign isn’t a “big media” proxy
John Kampfner defends the libel reform campaign and explains why England’s defamation laws are not fit for purpose
Plus, So you think we’ve got free speech in Britain? Think again