As ideas move freely around the world attacks on writers continue, reports
Lisa Appignanesi
Index on Censorship
BEYOND BARS
LETTER FROM THE OUTSIDE Playwright Tom Stoppard on why he would never have been a writer in prison – and the importance of communicating with those who are POWER OF THE PEN Carole Seymour-Jones celebrates the achievements of 50 years of fighting...
China’s Pre-Nobel Preparations
With less than a day to go before the Nobel Committee awards Chinese imprisoned dissident (or convicted criminal if you are the Beijing government) Liu Xiaobo this year’s peace prize, China has been stumbling over itself to create diversions, block...
Pakistan: Two journalists killed by suicide bomber
Two journalists were among 50 people killed by suicide bombers on December 6. Abdul Wanab, from Express News and Pervez Khan Waqt TV died and a third journalist Mohib Ali was injured in the attack on an administrative building in the town of...
Wikileaks treated like terrorist group
Financial journalist Nick Kochan explains that whoever is masterminding the economic suffocation of Wikileaks is using the same tactics as those who target terrorist groups
UK libel laws risk patient safety
Dr Ben Goldacre argues scientists must be able to critique drugs and medical devices without the risk of losing their home in an expensive and time-consuming libel case
US Attorney General exploring Wikileaks prosecution option
US Attorney General Eric Holder has said that he has authorised investigations into the possibility of prosecuting those responsible for the Wikileaks Cablegate leaks. Speaking today (6 December), Holder said: "I personally authorized a number of...
Wikileaks: Swiss bank freeze’s Assange account
Wikileaks is reporting that Swiss bank Post Finance has frozen an account set up for the legal defence of Julian Assange. The move follow's Paypal's freezing of Wikleaks' account last Friday (3 December) Read Wikileaks' statement here
Wikileaks: The internet ideal triumphs
As hundreds of mirror sites circumvent attempts at internet censorship of the Cablegate documents, Wikileaks journalist James Ball calls on the US to remember its principles on internet freedom
Columbia University warns students against Wikileaks
Students at the US's Columbia University have been warned that reading or sharing information from the Wikileaks Cablegate documents could jeopardise employment prospects with the State department and other government agencies. The email from the...
Wikileaks and the hazards of “intermediary censorship”
Private ownership of web hosting raises serious questions for free expression, says Jillian C York
Jo Glanville: Cablegate’s long-term meaning for free expression
Amazon cut off Wikileaks
Amazon yesterday pulled the plug on its hosting of Wikileaks after reported political pressure in the US. The whistleblowing site has since moved to new hosts. Read more here