Jane Fae: Why the porn trial verdict is no reason to celebrate
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Tom Daley and how to deal with Twitter fools
The tale of the Twitter abuse of Olympic diver Tom Daley has dominated social media today. Daley, who came a disappointing fourth along with synchronised diving partner Pete Waterfield in their event yesterday, was subjected to abuse, then...
Lukashenko grounded as Olympics kick off
In Belarus there are only two positions that are officially allowed to have a title of “President”. The first one is the head of the state, the other one is the head of the National Olympic Committee. Both posts are taken by the same person ---...
Twitter joke trial on Airstrip One
Christopher Hitchens believed that the battle for free speech is “an all out confrontation between the ironic and the literal mind”. Today at the Royal Courts of Justice, a significant blow was struck for the forces of irony, humour and free speech...
Twitter Joke Trial: Appeal judgment due tomorrow
An appeal decision in the Twitter Joke Trial is to be handed down by Lord Chief Justice at the Royal Courts of Justice tomorrow morning [27 July]. Last month Paul Chambers appealed his conviction for having jokingly tweeted in January 2010 that he...
LOCOG strikes again! Newsagent's Olympic bunting targeted
We really don't want to go on about this...no, actually, lets. After the Twitter censorship, the links policy fiasco, and the Box Hill newsletter ban, the organisers of the London Olympics have turned their attention to an east London newsagent who...
LOCOG bars sale of village magazine during Olympic cycling race
A village magazine has been barred from sale along the route of the 2012 Olympic cycling road race. After the success of Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish in the Tour de France this year, thousands are expected to flock to Box Hill,...
What?!? Now we're not even allowed to link to the Olympics website?
Padraig Reidy: What?!? Now we’re not even allowed to link to the Olympics website?
Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab jailed for tweets
Nabeel Rajab, president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) was taken into custody by Bahraini authorities today after a court sentenced him to three months in prison for allegedly defaming the citizens of the village of Muharraq on...
International Correspondents
We are looking to recruit correspondents with excellent local contacts, expertise and language skills in Brazil, Turkey, South Africa, East Africa, India, Thailand (covering East Asia) To widen our reach and impact both at home and abroad, in 2010...