Nay Phone Latt, a pro-democracy blogger in Burma has been given a 20-year prison sentence for materials posted on his website criticising military...
Blogger sentenced to 20 years
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Iran: reformist weekly shut down
Shahvrand-e Emrouz ('Today’s Citizen'), an Iranian reformist magazine, has been temporarily closed by the country’s press watchdog after the...
Raja Petra released
Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin has been released from jail after a court ruled that the interior minister, Syed Hamid Albar, had...
Sudan: hunger strike against censorship
More than 150 Sudanese journalists took part 24-hour hunger strike on 4 November. Three national newspapers have also joined the protest, halting...
An end to culture wars?
Among the many things to celebrate in Obama’s convincing victory is American voters’ rejection of the “culture war” agenda that Sarah Palin brought to the Republican ticket.
Give Obama time to reinvigorate liberties
Barack Obama rides into the White House on the back of such high expectations that he cannot help but disappoint.
The Scarlett letter
Chris Ames identifies a worrying trend in the government’s latest refusal to release documents under the Freedom of Information Act The government...
Wikileaks and New Statesman in Auchi libel row
The New Statesman has removed a post from the blog of political editor Martin Bright after a threat of legal action from Iraqi billionaire Nadhmi...
Judge allows ‘TrumpNation’ author to keep his sources secret
A US court has reversed a 2006 decision by Judge Irvin Snyder to compel author Timothy O'Brien to disclose the sources that gave him information on...
Sienna Miller sues paparazzi
Actor Sienna Miller has launched a law suit against the photographic agency Big Pictures (UK) Ltd and its founder, Darryn Lyons. Miller is seeking...