20 Oct 2009 | Events
With John Kampfner, Chief Executive, Index on Censorship
1:00pm-2:30pm
At the Bhattacharyya Seminar Room, ippr, 30- 32 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7RA
Established as the two most fundamental principles of the Western socio-economic model for almost 60 years, liberal democracy and capitalism are being questioned in a fashion that is unheard of in recent memory. In his new book Freedom for Sale, Author and Journalist John Kampfner visits countries as diverse as China, the United Arab Emirates, Russia and the UK finding evidence of a new pact between citizens and their governments exchanging personal freedoms in return for material prosperity.
Places at this event are limited. To reserve a place please email [email protected].
20 Oct 2009 | Comment, News and features, United Kingdom
The British National Party leader’s appearance on Question Time is not a “no platform” issue, says the Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary. It is time to confront the BNP by championing moderation and tolerance
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20 Oct 2009 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost, News and features
Canadian-Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari, who was released from prison in Iran on Saturday after he was jailed in the aftermath of the country’s disputed elections, has returned to London.
Index on Censorship, along with Committee to Protect Journalists, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and Bahari’s employer Newsweek magazine, led a high-profile campaign for his release.
20 Oct 2009 | Index Index, minipost, News and features, United Kingdom
A former British spy is in court today in an attempt to stop a ban on a book he has written. The UK government say the revalations in the book could harm national security.
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Read Tamsin Allen’s article on the case for Index on Censorship here
