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Lord Mandelson seems hellbent on stifling online creativity, says Bill Thompson

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The Velvet Revolutionary

On 17 November 1989, the police crushed a peaceful student demonstration in Prague. The crackdown led to national protests, culminating in a general strike. Within 11 days, the mass demonstrations had overthrown the communist regime. Václav Havel was elected president on 29 December. Jan Bubeník became the youngest politician in the new government. He spoke to Jo Glanville

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Libel reform: Carter-Ruck defends defamation rules

Carter-Ruck partner Nigel Tait has responded to English PEN and Index on Censorship’s libel reform report. By Padraig Reidy

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No thank you, Mr Straw

Secret inquiries seriously undermine the principle of open justice, says
Daniel Machover

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Libel reform: The laws that stain Britain’s good name

As Index on Censorship and English Pen launch “Free Speech is Not For Sale”, a damning report on English libel laws, John Kampfner highlights the pressing need for reform

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The Libel Report: The silence of the arts, the press, science, charities…

A new report by English PEN Index on Censorship argues that fear of libel action means that freedom of expression is under threat as never before, John Kampfner tells the Independent’s Ian Burrell

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