Burmese pro-democracy activist
Aung San Suu Kyi has been freed from house arrest. Here, we republish an article first published in Index on Censorship in 1993
Index on Censorship
“Manhunt for Mbanga”
The Zimbabwean government is said to be on a “manhunt” for editor Wilf Mbanga. Here he describes the charge against him and the dire state of free expression in Zimbabwe
Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi loses appeal
The latest appeal by Aung San Suu Kyi against her house arrest has been rejected by Burma's top court. There is still hope that she will be released because her current detention order expires this weekend. Her youngest son has been permitted a...
Mass blog for libel reform
Simon Singh: Mass blog for libel reform
Burma: Japanese journalist deported
A Japanese journalist, who was detained while trying to slip across the Thai border, has been deported back to Thailand. Toru Yamaji, who works for the Tokyo-based AFP news agency, had been trying to cover the polling in the eastern border town...
The man who dares not say the L Word
David Cameron has extolled the virtues of human rights and democracy during his trade mission to Beijing but why won’t he raise the case of imprisoned writer Liu Xiaobo?
Dinah Gardner reports
The man who dares not say the L Word
David Cameron has extolled the virtues of human rights and democracy during his trade mission to Beijing but why won't he raise the case of imprisoned writer Liu Xiaobo? Dinah Goodman reports David Cameron’s first stop on his first visit to Beijing...
Iran: Journalist held in solitary confinement
The mother of journalist Nazanin Khosravani, who was arrested last week, says her daughter is being held in solitary confinement at Tehran's notorious Evin prison. Azam Afsharian told Radio Free Europe that in a short phone call Khosravani had said...
Croatia: Glas Istre journalists on strike
Journalists on Croatia's Glas Istre (Voice of Istria) newspaper have entered their third day of strike action. They are protesting against wages and work places cuts. The ownership of Glas Istre, until recently one of the few independent...
Media fear grows in Russia; second journalist assaulted
After last Saturday's ruthless attack on Oleg Kashin, newspaper reporter Anatoly Adamchuk was beaten yesterday in the Russian capital. Adamchuk, who had reported on a protest against deforestation, was attacked by unidentified men in front of his...
China releases dissident artist Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei, China’s best-known dissident artist, is called God Ai by his supporters. Ai helped design the Bird’s Nest stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics and more recently his Sunflower Seeds installation created a splash at the Tate Modern; but Ai...
Reframing libel
Judith Townend liveblogs City University’s Reframing Libel conference. Key players debate the future of libel reform