Judges says Azerbaijan should free journalist Eynulla Fatullayev — Azeri officials announce they will appeal the ruling. Vugar Gojayev reports from Baku
European court orders release of Azeri editor
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Free speech hustings podcast
Padraig Reidy: Listen to the three main UK parties’ spokesmen on free expression
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Last night the Libel Reform Campaign hosted the official Free Speech Hustings of the general election 2010
Michael Wills for Labour, Dominic Grieve from the Conservatives, and Evan Harris from the Liberal Democrats went head to head on libel law reform and protecting our freedom of speech. Replay the event here.