The Iranian authorities have launched a new webmail service intended to be a substitute for public employees currently using Gmail, Yahoo mail or...
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Leaders of Muslim Brotherhood detained
Three of the Muslim Brotherhood’s senior leaders, including Mahmoud Ezzat, the Brotherhood's deputy leader, were detained alongside at least 11...
Controversy at Amnesty
Padraig Reidy: a row over allegiances and whistleblowing has erupted at Amnesty
The libel tourism myth
In the Fifth Dame Anne Ebsworth Memorial Lecture the Rt Hon The Lord Hoffmann examines the evidence. Are foreign litigants exploiting our libel...
Striking a balance on privacy
Eric Barendt asks if a privacy statute would help the courts weigh freedom of speech and privacy
Chinese safety campaigner referred to prosecutors
Police have referred to prosecutors the case of a father who campaigned over the 2008 melamine milk contamination. Zhao Lianhai, whose own child was...
Egyptian editor convicted of defamation
An Egyptian criminal court has convicted Yasser Barakat, editor-in-chief of the weekly Al Mougaz of defamation. The suit was filed by Mustafa Bakri,...
Iraq lifts election candidate ban
An Iraqi appeals panel has lifted a ban on hundreds of candidates barred from standing in impending Iraqi election because of their suspected links...
Tajiki independent weekly fined, more lawsuits follow
Lawsuits were launched against four leading newspapers following a Dushanbe court's decision to uphold a damages award against independent news...
Gagging the Press
Do British laws represent a serious threat to freedom of expression?
Ken MacDonald argues British courts suppress free speech around the world
and Eric Barendt makes a proposal for balancing privacy against press freedom