18 May: Big Tent with Google
PAST EVENT: 18 May: Big Tent with Google
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Index on Censorship
PAST EVENT: May 4, New York: “Life After WikiLeaks – Who won the information war?”
May 4, New York: “Life After WikiLeaks – Who won the information war?”
PAST EVENT: April 19 & 20: TRIPWIRES performance, London
April 19 & 20: TRIPWIRES performance, London
Theatre head murdered in West Bank
Juliano Mer-Khamis used theatre to bring change to Jenin refugee camp. But he faced constant intimidation and threats.
Daniella Peled reports
Malta: Attorney General reignites obscenity case
The author of a fictional story of sexual conquests may yet face jail on the conservative Mediterranean island. Charles Young reports
No sign of Ai Weiwei day after airport arrest
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
No sign of Ai Weiwei day after airport arrest
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...
PCC paid solicitor £20,000 libel damages
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...
Syria: Two Reuters reporters missing
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...
Polish journalist faces prosecution in Belarus
Belarusian authorities have filed charges against journalist Andrzej Poczobut. Poczobut works for the Polish newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza. He is charged with insulting the Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko in articles that were published in...
Jude Law and Kevin Spacey bring drama to the Commons
After a performance in the House of Commons in support of Belarus’s imprisoned opposition activists and journalists, Denis MacShane warns the leaders of Europe’s last dictatorship that justice plays a long game
PAST EVENT: 1 April: Manifestos for the 21st Century launch
1 April: Manifestos for the 21st Century launch