Laura MacPhee: Free speech rows at UK universities
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Liberia: Journalist beaten by police
Journalist, Fumbah Kanneh, was attacked and beaten by police while covering an international women's football match between Liberia and Ghana on 13 February. The police spotted him as he videotaped them manhandling spectators who had invaded the...
PAST EVENT: 19 February: Protest in solidarity with Belarus prisoners of conscience
19 February: Protest in solidarity with Belarus prisoners of conscience
Demonstrators killed in clashes in Iran
Two deaths have been reported in anti-government demonstrations in Tehran. The deaths came as anti-government protesters clashed with police and pro-government supporters. It is not clear which camp the dead demonstrators belonged to, with both the...
Analysis: Index’s experts assess Hillary Clinton’s latest speech on internet freedom
In a major speech on internet freedom, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned governments not to restrict online liberty but said she opposed confidential leaks. Index on Censorship consulted the experts for their verdict
Internet Rights and Wrongs: Choices & Challenges in a Networked World
Remarks delivered by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at George Washington University, 15 February 2011 Thank you all very much and good afternoon. It is a pleasure, once again, to be back on the campus of the George Washington University, a...
Thailand: Court overturns 18 year sentence in free speech case
An appeals court has overturned an 18-year prison sentence handed out to activist Daranee Charnchoengsilapakul. The activist, better known as Da Torpedo, was charged with insulting the monarchy for speeches she made at anti-government rallies in...
Journalists attacked covering anti-government rallies in Yemen
Journalists covering the anti-government protests in Yemen have come under attack from the police and pro-government supporters. Many were physically attacked in the course of covering the protests, while others had their equipment seized or...
Yemen’s leader hopes brutality will scare protesters
President Saleh is walking a fine line — using violence to disperse peaceful protests works until civilian deaths make international news. Iona Craig reports
China: Tibetan singer released from prison
Tibetan singer Tashi Dhondup, who was sentenced to 15 months hard labour in January 2010 for recording political songs, has been released a few months early, according to Radio Free Asia. RFA's source, who was not named but who is cited as a close...
“I am on the people’s side, not the regime’s”
Shahira Amin, the number two at Nile television, explains why she resigned from Egyptian state television
Burma: Senior reporter jailed for 13 years
Maung Maung Zeya, a senior photo and video journalist for the Democratic Voice of Burma has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. He had led a team of journalists who smuggled video footage out of Burma until he was arrested last April...