Peruvian community radio activists honoured in Lima. Ángel García Català reports
Radio La Voz accepts Index Free Expression Award
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Sex blogger wins damages
Blogger and author Zoe Margolis has been awarded a "five-figure" amount in costs and damages from the Independent on Sunday after the newspaper wrongly labelled her a "hooker". Margolis's whose blog Girl With A One Track Mind became famous for its...
McKinnon extradition “on hold”
The extradition of UK hacker Gary McKinnon to the United States has been put on hold by the new Home Secretary, Theresa May. McKinnon is wanted by US authorities after he hacked into Defence Department and Nasa databases. His supporters claim that...
Journalist casualties in Thai clashes
The South East Asia Press Alliance’s statement on media casualties in Bangkok
Malta bans Irvine Welsh novel
A book by the Scottish author Irvine Welsh has been banned in Malta. The University of Malta has taken Walsh’s novel Porno off its library shelves. Malta’s censorship laws state that “obscene or pornographic” literature should not be available to...
PAST EVENT: Index at Hay: John Kampfner, 30 May
Index at Hay: John Kampfner, 30 May
Eady blocks Sikh libel case
Mr Justice Eady today put a permanent stay on a libel case brought by an Indian holy man against British journalist Hardeep Singh. Mr Eady ruled that a 2007 article in the UK-based Sikh Times, in which Singh implied Sikh holy man Sant Baba Jeet...
PAST EVENT: Index at Hay: Copyright, Copyleft and Artistic Freedom in the Information Age: Who Owns the Words? 6 June
Index at Hay: Copyright, Copyleft and Artistic Freedom in the Information Age: Who Owns the Words? 6 June
PAST EVENT: Put your questions to Facebook and Google as Index on Censorship hosts a debate asking: Is the internet safe for free speech?
Is the internet safe for free speech? 12 May, Free Word Centre
Verdict in blogger versus blogger libel case
Blogger and political activist Johanna Kaschke has had her libel case against fellow blogger David Osler struck out in the High Court today. Padraig Reidy reports
Belarus: Journalists questioned over slander case
Local officials summoned four journalists for questioning as part of their investigation into alleged slandering of a senior KGB officer. Police recently searched the homes of four journalists and seized their computers as part of the investigation...
Pakistan: Radio broadcasts jammed
Twenty-four different radio stations were prevented from broadcasting BBC Urdu bulletins on 27 April. According to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) the 24 stations had neglected to seek permission to broadcast foreign...