Hugo Chavez’s administration has once again come under fire for its record on freedom of expression and its treatment of journalists. But as the government refuses to acknowledge its shortcomings, is it also reneging on its commitment to international treaties on human rights, asks Daniel Duquenal
In response to the brutal crackdown against journalists and writers in Iran, Index on Censorship and a coalition of leading press freedom and free expression groups launch a petition calling for the release of those imprisoned
Aside from exposing the sins of News International, today's MPs report boosts our campaign for libel reform, writes Jo Glanville This article was first published in the Independent. At the press conference launching the select committee's report on...
John Kampfner: MPs’ report delivers a boost to libel reformers
Jo Glanville: Unanimous backing for real freedom of the press
The Lord Chief Justice expressed surprised today at the BCA’s libel suit against Simon Singh. Padraig Reidy reports
Show your support for the science writer being sued for libel in one of the most important cases of 2010
Henrik Thomsen, the Danish cardiologist being sued in London by GE Healthcare, is to countersue the drug firm. Thomsen had claimed that a GE product, Omniscan, caused debilitating side-effects. GE Healthcare responded by issuing a press release...
14 March: The Big Libel Gig, Palace Theatre, London, feat. Dara Ó Briain, Tim Minchin, Simon Singh and many more
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Azar Mahloujian guides us through some of the stranger examples of literary repression in Iran
To commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution Maziar Bahari calls on Iran’s Supreme Leader to honour its original spirit and order the release of the writers, journalists, and bloggers currently in prison
Clive Stafford Smith: the fight to expose the truth about torture is only just beginning