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Comment on Bulgaria’s government mirrored in the media by Glitz and glamour can't hide Eurovision's politics | Index on Censorship

Glitz and glamour can't hide Eurovision's politics | Index on Censorship — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:12:45 +0000

[...] In Greece, financial woes have also had a pretty detrimental effect on freedom of expression. Bulgaria’s web of cosy relationships between authorities and media leaves the country without an accurate [...]

Comment on Free speech takes a beating in Greece by Glitz and glamour can't hide Eurovision's politics | Index on Censorship

Glitz and glamour can't hide Eurovision's politics | Index on Censorship — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:12:22 +0000

[...] country’s media plurality. In Greece, financial woes have also had a pretty detrimental effect on freedom of expression. Bulgaria’s web of cosy relationships between authorities and media leaves the country without an [...]

Comment on Ukraine: Tymoshenko jailed for seven years by Glitz and glamour can't hide Eurovision's politics | Index on Censorship

Glitz and glamour can't hide Eurovision's politics | Index on Censorship — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:03:27 +0000

[...] regulation on the continent. There’s Ukraine, where the former prime minister is serving a 7-year jail sentence for what is widely recognised as politically motivated charges. In Italy, the final [...]

Comment on What free speech means to Bahrain by Free expression in the news | Index on Censorship

Free expression in the news | Index on Censorship — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:08:26 +0000

[...] BAHRAIN What free speech means to Bahrain In the last week, Bahrain’s treatment of its citizens and their right to free expression has been repeatedly in the news. Sara Yasin reports on a spate of developments that raise questions about the Bahraini government’s commitment to free speech. (Index on Censorship) [...]

Comment on Eurovision winner Loreen speaks out for human rights as Azerbaijan petition approaches 4,000 signatures by Eurovision's Shady Connections to an Oppressive Regime in Uzbekistan - The Atlantic - Online News Uzbekistan | Online News Uzbekistan

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:59:38 +0000

[...] She angered host country Azerbaijan by meeting with activists and saying rights in the oil-rich nation were abused “every day.” [...]

Comment on Winners of Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards announced by Barack Bozoma and I | elcidharth

Barack Bozoma and I | elcidharth — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:35 +0000

[...] Winners of Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards … [...]

Comment on Russian bird lovers targeted as ‘foreign agents’ by Free expression in the news | Index on Censorship

Free expression in the news | Index on Censorship — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:26:36 +0000

[...] RUSSIA Russian bird lovers targeted as ‘foreign agents’ An organisation behind a nature reserve dedicated to the protection of Russia’s cranes has been ordered to register as “a foreign agent” under the country’s non-governmental organisation law. The case highlights how arbitrary implementation is chilling free expression in the country, Andrei Aliaksandrau reports. (Index on Censorship) [...]

Comment on Azerbaijan extends libel law to web speech by Free expression in the news | Index on Censorship

Free expression in the news | Index on Censorship — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:26:19 +0000

[...] AZERBAIJAN Azerbaijan extends libel law to web speech Index on Censorship and partner organizations have strongly condemned moves by Azerbaijan’s government on Tuesday to criminalise online slander and abuse in the run-up to the country’s October Presidential election. (Index on Censorship) [...]

Comment on Putin’s Russia at war with civil society by Russian birds targeted as 'foreign agents' | Index on Censorship

Russian birds targeted as 'foreign agents' | Index on Censorship — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:36:08 +0000

[...] Some take the warnings issued to Muraviovka Park and at least 39 other Russian NGOs as a sign that Russian authorities are continuing to wage a war against civil society. [...]

Comment on The Leveson Inquiry: Where will this all end? by “Social Media, Journalism and Politics” – Lecture (3rd May 2013). | Nick Lewis Communications

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:58:56 +0000

[...] Social Media commentary still has connotations of the Wild West frontier about it, which is why it makes it more popular and more unreliable than traditional broadcast channels. Often issues subjected to libel laws or super injunctions in the UK are talked and speculated about freely on blogs such as Guido Fawkes, who take precautions such as hosting their blogs on servers outside of the UK. [...]