On Tuesday, a UN report outlined how state and corporate surveillance undermine freedom of expression and privacy. Today, the news turned to how far governments have gone to spy on their citizens,
Brian Pellot writes
Index on Censorship
The EU must take action on Turkey
Index on Censorship is calling on EU Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle to press Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a meeting today on the need to ensure Turks can exercise freedom of assembly and expression in Turkey.
Iran tightens the screw on free expression ahead of presidential election
With the 14 June presidential election approaching, Iran’s leaders are moving to prevent the outburst of protest that followed the disputed 2009 poll, by tightening access to the web and silencing “negative” news. Raha Zahedpour reports
‘Mass surveillance is never justified’
Index on Censorship is appalled at the reports of alleged US mass surveillance programmes sweeping up data from internet and communications firms.
Free expression in the news
AZERBAIJAN Europe criticizes Azeri leader over Internet defamation law European institutions criticized Azeri President Ilham Aliyev yesterday for signing legislation making defamation over the Internet a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment...
Free expression in the news
INDEX REPORT Taking the offensive – defending artistic freedom of expression in the UK Widespread self-censorship and fear of offence is suppressing creativity and ideas in the United Kingdom, according to a report published by Index on Censorship....
Violence against Muslims on the rise in Burma
Burma’s Muslim minority has come under increasing attack from Buddhist mobs. Tom Fawthorp reports from Meiktila and Yangon on the racism that is clouding the country’s future.
Free expression in the news
INDEX REPORT Taking the offensive – defending artistic freedom of expression in the UK Report Contents: Summary | Introduction | What is artistic freedom of expression? | What are the limits to freedom of expression? | Institutional self-censorship...
Free expression in the news
INDEX REPORT Taking the offensive – defending artistic freedom of expression in the UK Report Contents: Summary | Introduction | What is artistic freedom of expression? | What are the limits to freedom of expression? | Institutional self-censorship...
Manning Wikileaks trial begins today
The trial of Bradley Manning, the US Army private who leaked thousands of documents to Wikileaks, is set to begin today at the Fort Meade military base, Maryland.
Free expression in the news
INDEX REPORT Taking the offensive – defending artistic freedom of expression in the UK Report Contents: Summary | Introduction | What is artistic freedom of expression? | What are the limits to freedom of expression? | Institutional self-censorship...
Free expression in the news
INDEX REPORT Taking the offensive – defending artistic freedom of expression in the UK Report Contents: Summary | Introduction | What is artistic freedom of expression? | What are the limits to freedom of expression? | Institutional self-censorship...