On 23 September, the government has announced plans to block 1040 websites, referring to a resolution which states that all telecommunications companies and internet service providers “shall block pornographic websites”. Many of the websites to be blocked, however, are those of the opposition, religious groups and human rights organisations.
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Protest has been vital in securing many of the rights and freedoms we enjoy today and it has the power to change the course of history. It has been used to create democracies and demand fair and equal treatment.
Join Index on Censorship and Liberty for an afternoon of debate and discussion about how we can use peaceful protest today to achieve positive change. Hear from experienced campaigners, and learn more about your right to protest.
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Shami Chakrabarti – Director of Liberty
John Kampfner – CEO Index on Censorship
Peter Tatchell – Human rights campaigner
Matthew Ryder – Leading barrister in police law and human rights
Eduardo Gill-Pedro – Protest legal rights advisor
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Bibi Van Der Zee – Journalist and Campaigner (Chair)
Richard George – Plane Stupid
Juliane Heider – Stop Deportation Network
Lowkey – Rapper / Poet / Political Activist
Nizam Uddin – University of London Union President
ADMISSION FREE
Monday, 12 October 2000
14:00 – 18:00
London Southbank University, The Keyworth Centre
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Censorship on both national and international press in Honduras has increased since the return of Manuel Zelaya to the capital Tegucigalpa on 21 September. The international press has been kept away from the pro-Zelaya demonstrations and has been forced to leave the Zelaya’s neighbourhood. Radio Globo, the only broadcast media to cover Zelaya’s arrival in Tegucigualpa, said it has been forced repeatedly to stop broadcasting.
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Reporters from Newsweek and the Washington Post quizzed President Ahmadinejad yesterday about Iranian-Canadian journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari who has been detained since 21 June without access to a lawyer.
When asked whether he would release Maziar Bahari on humanitarian grounds, Ahmadinejad replied: “I would like all prisoners to be released, but I am not the judge. If I were in charge of this case, I would guarantee that all the prisoners would be released.”