The imprisonment of two online activists shows the battle for democracy is increasingly fought online, says
Vugar Gojayev
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Egypt: graphic novel author and publisher fined
Author Magdi El Shafai and his publisher Mohamed El Sahrqawi were fined 5,000 Egyptian pounds for the publication of graphic novel Metro. The court...
Singapore: magazine ordered to pay damages to prime minister
The Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER), which is due to close next month, was ordered to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee...
Philippines: 21 killed in pre-election violence
Twenty-one politicians and journalists who were abducted in the southern Philippines have been found dead. A convoy of about 40 people was hijacked...
Brazilian bloggers censored
Brazilian judge, Pedro Sakamoto has prohibited bloggers Enock Cavalcanti and Adriana Vandoni from reporting on injunctions issued against...
Turkey: restrictions on Kurdish broadcasting lifted
A government directive published on 13 November lifted all remaining restrictions on the media’s use of minority languages. The use of Kurdish had...
Libel reform will liberate us all
Jack Straw’s move is welcome, but cosmetic surgery won’t be enough to end this international embarrassment, writes
Jo Glanville
Straw commits to libel reform
The Justice Secretary is reported to have pledged to make English defamation laws fairer. Index on Censorship reports
Digital bankruptcy
Lord Mandelson seems hellbent on stifling online creativity, says Bill Thompson
Turkey: Journalist detained whilst reporting on dummy soldiers
Bariş Sözal, a journalist at Sabah newspaper, and his driver Ali Kocatepe were detained for 8 hours after taking photographs at Istanbul’s Sabiha...