American bloggers say proposals for a new law, potentially making illegal to criticise or mock people online, will threaten freedom of expression....
US cyberbully bill is ‘threat to free speech’
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Ivory Coast frees French reporter
French investigative journalist Jean-Paul Ney, has been bailed from prison in the Ivory Coast after 16 months without trial. Read more here
Index on Censorship wins ‘torture secret’ legal battle
Media organisations including Index on Censorship won a major victory on Wednesday night as UK judges agreed to reconsider a ruling to keep...
Suzanne Breen: give them absolutely nothing
Police threats to use anti-terror powers, forcing Irish reporter Suzanne Breen to hand over materials relating to dissident republican groups are an...
US ‘banned list’ DJ to sue Britain
US radio talk show host Michael Savage has said he will sue the British government for defamation after being placed on a Home Office list of people...
Roxana Saberi ends two-week hunger strike
Jailed American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi has ended a two-week hunger strike, according to her father. Read more here
Burma named worst place in world for bloggers
A report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists has named Burma, Iran and Syria amongst the worst countries for bloggers. Read more here
This ‘banned list’ has no place in UK law
To stop people entering Britain because of what they may say while here is based on the concept of pre-emptive sanction says Padraig Reidy Dyab Abou...
UK ‘least wanted’ list published
The Home Office has released a list of sixteen people banned from entering the UK for their extremist views. The list includies Islamists, white...
World Press Freedom Day – 3 May
To mark World Press Freedom Day 2009, Index on Censorship asked a panel of experts what needs to be done to protect the press in the year ahead...