Index on Censorship is appalled by reports that the Metropolitan Police is seeking a court order under the Official Secrets Act to force Guardian journalists to reveal sources in the phone-hacking scandal investigation
INDEX ON CENSORSHIP LETTER TO METROPOLITAN POLICE COMMISSIONER
JOHN KAMPFNER ON PRESS REGULATION: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
Sunday 18 September: Index on Censorship at the Liberal Democrat conference
As steps are taken to examine standards in British journalism, Index on Censorship looks back over 20 years, when politicians and the public were making very similar demands. David McKie‘s account of public revulsion and political outrage shows just how little things have changed.
Eleven Belarusian political prisoners who were released this week after a presidential pardon have been named. They are Pavel Vinahradau, Fyodra Mirzayanuu, Alyaksandr Klaskouski, Uladzimir Loban, Dzmitry Novik, Alyaksandr Atroshchankau...
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Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is to call on internet service providers to offer greater security to parents. In a speech at the Royal Television society tonight, Hunt will announce that the government will be looking at protection of children from...
Sean Duffy has been jailed for 18 weeks for “trolling” tribute pages to suicide victims. But was he a “true troll” or was this harassment? And is there a philosophy behind trolling?
Whitney Phillips speaks to troll “Paulie Socash” about tribute sites, free expression and where trolls draw the line
Last week, a Google spokesperson announced that Google.cn’s Chinese Internet Content Provider (ICP) licence had been renewed to 2012. When Google stopped censoring search result in 2010 and left mainland China to set up in Hong Kong, Google’s ICP...
Court verdict comes as the populist politician faces internal disciplinary charges that could see him kicked out of the ANC. Louise Gray reports
Italian journalists face in serious difficulties investigating organised crime and links with business. Cecilia Anesi reports from a conference highlighting the issue
The appeal of Paul Chambers in the "twitter joke trial" is to take place on 10 November. The trainee accountant from Doncaster who was convicted for sending threatening messages after he joked on Twitter that he would blow up Robin Hood Airport if...
KlubRadio the country’s last remaining liberal radio station, is in danger of losing its licence. Charlie Holt reports