Science writer Simon Singh has been refused leave to appeal Mr Justice Eady’s decision on meaning in his libel case against the British Chiropractic Association (BCA)
Simon Singh refused leave to appeal
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Burma: prepared for the worst
Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters are not optimistic about the verdict in her trial for breaching the conditions of house arrest, writes Nem Davies
Libel after Bower
Richard Desmond’s attempt to sue an investigative journalist merely highlighted the weaknesses of English defamation law, says
David Allen Green
Interview: Malalai Joya
Despite being banned from the Afghan parliament, Malalai Joya continues to speak out against corruption and injustice. She talks to Elisabeth Eide about the struggle to be heard in Afghanistan
Gambia: Jammeh’s war on journalists
AllAfrica.com’s Brian Kennedy examines the Gambian president’s ongoing assault on press freedom after the recent arrest of eight opposition journalists
“We will continue covering Palestinian affairs – it will be very difficult for them to stop us”
Dimi Reider speaks to Walid Omary, Jerusalem bureau chief for Al Jazeera, about the Palestinian Authority’s decision to shut down the station’s West Bank bureau
Iran: 100 prominent journalists call for release of Maziar Bahari
More than 100 prominent journalists from 47 countries sent a petition to the Iranian government today calling for the immediate release of Maziar...
Senior News of the World reporter accused in phone hack scandal
The Culture, Media and Sports Committee has heard evidence on the tabloid voicemail hacking scandal. Padraig Reidy reports Investigative journalist...
Britain: you want answers?
The concealment of the contents of an important letter shows that ministers have been evasive about the details of airport expansion, and now an...
Ireland: blasphemy law a backward step
The government should not be creating new laws to enforce provisions written in the reactionary 1930s, says Michael Nugent This Wednesday the Irish...