Harry Nicolaides, the Australian author sentenced in January to three years in prison for defaming Thailand’s king in a little-known book published...
Australian writer jailed in Thailand receives royal pardon
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Anna Politkovskaya: no justice
The acquittals in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case highlight a culture of impunity that must be brought to an end, writes Tanya Lokshina The trial...
Politkovskaya accused acquitted
Four men charged in connection with the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya have been acquitted by a Moscow court. Read more here
Christian preacher banned from UK
Controversial American preacher Fred Phelps has been banned from entering the UK. Phelps, leader of the vehemently anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church,...
Libel costs ‘shackling newspapers’
An Oxford University study has found that conditional fee agreements are proving a bar to UK newspapers defending libel actions. Read more here
Lieberman and Specter introduce ‘libel tourism bill’
US senators Joe Lieberman and Arlen Specter have introduced the Free Speech Protection Act to the Senate. The act is designed to protect...
Pakistan ban on reporting on judges
A blanket ban on reporting about superior court judges was implemented by high court judge Mian Najamuz Zaman in Lahore on 13 February. This...
Criminal minded
The Italian government is attempting to make web-based dissent a crime, says Cecilia Anesi A new bill has come before the Senate, giving the...
Mexican journalist killed in gun attack
A gun attack in the southern city of Iguala, Guerrero State on 13 Feb left photographer Jean Paul Ibarra of local daily El Correo dead and reporter...
Tamil journalist killed in air raid
Reporter Punniyamurthy Sathyamurthy was killed during an air raid carried out by the Sri Lankan Army on the north of the country on 12 February. He...