KlubRadio the country’s last remaining liberal radio station, is in danger of losing its licence. Charlie Holt reports
Hungary: independent voice faces closure
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Propaganda bureau takes over two Beijing papers
The news earlier this week that two popular Beijing newspapers will now come under the capital’s propaganda department has raised concerns that the two hard-hitting dailies will face tighter control. The Beijing News and Beijing Times were...
Lukashenko’s Soviet mercenaries
Belarus is Europe’s last dictatorship. Andrej Dynko explains how the country’s president Alexander Lukashenko retains his tight grip on power
Index on Censorship response to Wikileaks cables release
Index on Censorship regrets the publication of over 250,000 unredacted US embassy cables by whistleblower site Wikileaks
China calls for crackdown on Internet rumours
After two recent incidents where a fury of online public criticism has shown the robust power of microblogging in spreading information, the Chinese government has begun laying the groundwork for tightening control of the internet. This week,...
Libya: Overcoming the challenges
As jubilant Libyans vent their hatred of an autocratic leader who for decades, stifled all forms of free expression and creativity. Shahira Amin asks whether “One Libya” can ever be more than a revolutionary slogan
Sudan’s new press laws will threaten free speech
A flawed media law already hampers the work of journalists in Sudan. But now the government is considering introducing even more restrictions.
Abdelgadir Mohamed Abdelgadir reports
China’s middle class protesters
A week ago China’s middle class flexed their civic action muscles by taking to the streets in their thousands (reports say up to 12,000) in the northeastern port city of Dalian to demand the relocation of a chemical plant that was in danger of...
Edinburgh "riot" play censored
Robin Tudge: Edinburgh riot play censored
Lukashenko to release political prisoners
Belarus’s president “pardons” nine of 41 political prisoners on 11 August, the same day when US toughened economic sanctions against his regime. Olga Birukova reports
Index on Censorship reaction to David Cameron comments on social media
Index on Censorship news editor Padraig Reidy said today: “David Cameron must not allow legitimate anger over the recent riots and looting in the UK to be used in an attack on free expression and free information. Too often, channels of...
Malawi: Media crackdown
President Mutharika is using controversial methods to quash Malawi’s opposition. Santorri Chamley reports