The Australian government has announced that it is to go ahead with controversial internet censorship plans after trials of the new filtering system...
Australia gives green light to internet censorship
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Blogger faces death penalty in Vietnam
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Judges “irresponsible” in Binyam Mohamed case
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Facebook closes Rage Against the Machine no1 group
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Egypt: blogger Wael Abbas given jail term
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Street clashes in Turkey after Kurdish party banned
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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
Take on the libel bullies
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Lord Chief Justice will chair Singh appeal
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, is to chair the bench in what could be a landmark hearing for libel law in England. Lord Judge will preside over...
Tiger Woods wins UK injunction
Golfer Tiger Woods has gained an injunction from an English court against further reporting of his private life. Woods, 33 has been in the spotlight...