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Index on Censorship
Somalia falls silent
Eleonora Drake: Somalia falls silent
Threats against Iranian reporter Maziar Bahari
Index on Censorship condemns intimidation by Islamic Republic
Libel media roundup
Padraig Reidy: Libel media round up
Belarus: newspapers banned as journalists face trial
Belarus: The Ministry of Information has refused to register the newspaper Silnye Novosti Gomelya, run by the Pechatnoe Slovo company, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists. The refusal was justified on the basis that the editor’s...
PAST EVENT: The Free Speech Hustings, 21 April
The Free Speech Hustings, 21 April
Ireland: government in discussions on internet censorship
The Irish government has been engaged in high level discussions on introducing technology to censor websites, according to documents obtained by campaign group Digital Rights Ireland through a Freedom of Information request, and seen by the Irish...
Chinese President pays tribute to political reformer
The People's Daily newspaper published a lengthy article on ex-Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang on Thursday penned by President Hu Jintao. During his time in the Party, Hu Yaobang was known for endorsing a number of economic and political...
Nigerian cameraman attacked while filming clashes
A Nigerian journalist has been attacked while filming clashes in the build-up to elections in Ekiti State. Felix Vincent, a cameraman for the Nigerian broadcaster Channels Television, sustained a deep cut to the head during an attack on the vehicle...
Thailand: rulers hope to commit dirty deeds in the dark
Web censorship and a compliant media are allowing the Thai government to turn the country into a quasi-police state, says
Giles Ji Ungpakorn
Ulster: true voice or election gag?
Padraig Reidy: Libel takes centre stage in Northern Ireland election battle
Honduras: impunity against media closures
On 12 April, a court dropped all the charges against the former commissioners of the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL), accused of the closure of two media during the political crisis of 2009. The Human Rights special prosecutor had...