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Iran executes two opposition supporters
Two men accused of plotting to overthrow the regime were hanged in Tehran yesterday. Reza Ali Zamani and Arash Rahmanipour, 19, were convicted of being ‘enemies of God’. The pair were the first to be put to death after more than 100 dissidents were...
Sri Lankan election marred by propaganda
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s election campaign was coloured by the blatant abuse of state media resources says Sanjana Hattotuwa
The Times pays tribute to Baghdad fixer
Emily Butselaar: The Times pays tribute to Yasser, an ‘unsung hero’
Zambia: Student leaders threatened at gunpoint by MP
A Zambian MP allegedly stormed a television studio and threatened student union leaders at gunpoint. It is claimed Chishimba Kambwili and fellow Patriotic Front (PF) sympathisers menaced University of Zambia Student’s Union leaders, Antonio Mwanza...
Eritrea, worst of the worst
Freedom of expression is stifled in Africa’s youngest nation, says Peter Martell
French commission reignites burka debate
Natasha Lehrer: France steps closer to banning the Islamic face veils in public with the release of a landmark parliamentary report.
A lesson from McLibel
Corporations should be open to uninhibited public scrutiny and criticism argues Julian Petley. To prevent legal intimidation, multinationals should be treated like public authorities and prevented from silencing their critics with libel threats
Analysis: Index’s experts on Hillary Clinton’s internet freedom speech
Leslie Harris, Ethan Zuckerman, Bill Thompson, Ian Brown and Guido Fawkes react to Clinton’s call for greater internet freedom
PAST EVENT: Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open: A Free Press for new Century
Lee Bollinger presents his new book “Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open: A Free Press for new Century”: 1 February
PAST EVENT: Simon Singh v British Chiropractic Association
Simon Singh v British Chiropractic Association: 23 February
PAST EVENT: Pig Business screening: CIJ investigative film week
Pig Business Screening at the CIJ investigative film week: 2 February