A Public Order Act charge against British National Party member Sion Owens, who was arrested over the weekend for burning a copy of the Koran in his garden and posting a video of the act on the internet, was dropped this morning. Owens had been...
TRIPWIRES youth programme explores what free speech means for young people.
Julia Farrington explains
Tamsin Allen is sceptical of Ken Clarke’s reforms of defamation fees.
18 May: Big Tent with Google
May 4, New York: “Life After WikiLeaks – Who won the information war?”
April 19 & 20: TRIPWIRES performance, London
Juliano Mer-Khamis used theatre to bring change to Jenin refugee camp. But he faced constant intimidation and threats.
Daniella Peled reports
The author of a fictional story of sexual conquests may yet face jail on the conservative Mediterranean island. Charles Young reports
Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has joined the ranks of other dissidents who have irked the government. He has simply gone missing. Dinah Gardner reports.
Plus: Read Index’s exclusive 2008 interview with Ai WeiWei here
Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has joined the ranks of other dissidents who have irked the government. He has simply gone missing. Police detained Ai at Beijing Airport on Sunday, as he was en route to Hong Kong. His Beijing studio was also...
The Press Complaints Commission paid solicitor Mark Lewis £20,000 in damages after he brought a libel action against chair Baroness Buscombe, it has been reported. Buscombe had alleged that Lewis had misled the the Culture, Media and Sport Select...
Reuters has announced that two of their reporters are missing in Syria. Jordanian correspondent, Suleiman al Khalidi, was detainted by the Syrian authorities on Tuesday, while Syrian photographer, Khaled al Hariri, has been out of contact since...