Protesters at London's Democracy Village have lost their appeal against eviction from Parliament Square. Read Index's report from the appeal hearing here
Democracy Village evicted from Parliament Square
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Index on Censorship
Sir Tom Stoppard presents… Belarus Free Theatre
On Tuesday, Index on Censorship played host to the Belarus Free Theatre, an outlaw company that defies Europe’s last dictatorship. Award-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who has long associations with both organisations, introduced the evening
Natalia Koliada on surviving in Europe’s last dictatorship
Video: Natalia Koliada: “Just imagine, you sit in the evening, you talk to your friend …the next day that friend is kidnapped and killed”
Jon Gaunt has a right to be offensive
The High Court ruling against the controversial disc jockey acknowledged Jon Gaunt’s right to free speech, but failed to uphold it, says Liberty’s Corinna Ferguson
Singapore government bans internment film
A film by director Martyn See featuring a speech by former political detainee Lim Hock Siew, has been banned by Singapore's Information, Arts and Culture Ministry. The films shows Siew discussing the details of his internment, prompting the...
Egypt’s “Emergency Law Martyr”
Protests in Egypt tend to follow a familiar rhythm. As a veteran observer of more public demonstrations than I can remember, you get a sense of the routine.
Iran: Hossein Derakhshan trial begins
After 21 months, the trial of Iran’s blogfather, controversial blogger Hossein Derakhshan finally begins
Plus Iran’s satellite silence, Irena Maryniak talks to Sadeq Saba, head of BBC Persia
Iran’s satellite silence
Irena Maryniak talks to Sadeq Saba, head of BBC Persian service, about the channel’s future, signal jamming and impartiality
Pakistan: court orders Google ban
The Lahore High Court has ordered that several websites, including Google, Yahoo, Amazon and YouTube should be blocked by the government. The move came after the court found that the sites carried and promoted "blasphemous" material . Earlier this...
Libel lawyer to sue Press Complaints Commission
Solicitor Mark Lewis has issued a libel writ against the Press Complaints Commission. Lewis, a highly-regarded defamation lawyer, claims the PCC libelled him, after evidence he gave to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee concerning the...
Looking for America
Talk radio is the right-wing’s battleground for the soul of the USA, but Joe Queenan isn’t listening
Libel: Thai travails
Tesco has dropped its libel case against Thai columnist Kamol Kamoltrakul (pictured). But the libel laws in Thailand are still hostile to journalists, as Sinfah Tunsarawuth explained in Index on Censorship’s “Big Chill” issue
