Iraq’s national intelligence service has launched a court action to sue the Guardian, claiming to have been defamed by a story that characterised the regime of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as autocratic. Read more here
The closure of Nadine Dorries’s blog simply on suspicion of defamation emphasises the need for reform of libel legislation says Padraig Reidy
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Armed Israeli police attempted to halt the opening night of a prominent Palestinian literary festival in Jerusalem ordering a Palestinian theatre to close. Read more here
The House of Commons will break the law if it goes ahead with its plan to release a heavily censored version of MPs’ expenses claims, according to the leading barrister involved in a campaign to get the information published, Hugh Tomlinson QC. Read more here