On Tuesday, Index on Censorship news editor Padraig Reidy wrote this article for the Guardian's Comment is Free site, pointing out a rather unfair...
BBC issues apology for 'racist' edit
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Queen of the Jungle no more
Did Carol Thatcher know that the BBC's taste and decency guidelines apply off air as well as on air? And that any ill-judged, politically incorrect...
Merkel and the Vatican
Chancellor Angela Merkel has got herself involved in Vatican politics, which, if nothing else, makes a change from the Vatican sticking its nose in...
Iraq: counting on change
Iraq began a year of elections with regional council votes in 14 governorates on Saturday. Yet more work has still to be done to guarantee a fair...
We are not amused
This is a guest post by Simon Long, The Economist's Asia editor The dangers Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws pose for the country’s own citizens have...
Radio Kalima attacked
Intimidation of employees of Tunisia's Radio Kalima continued on Thursday, after police surrounded the premises of the satellite radio station...
The nature of secrecy
This is a guest post by Martin Bright The 30-year-rule is dead in the water and has been for some time. The combined effect of the Freedom of...
Do wikis work?
This article was originally published on Comment is Free Ted Kennedy died last week. At least, I think it was last week that I had an alert from...
An away win for freedom of information
This is a guest post by Chris Ames Yesterday’s ruling that pre-Iraq war cabinet minutes must be released is a vindication for Labour’s Freedom of...
London: gagging for gold!
According to this report, the London Olympic Delivery Authority has been forcing contractors to sign 'draconian' deals, essentially barring them...