The Lord Chief Justice expressed surprised today at the BCA’s libel suit against Simon Singh. Padraig Reidy reports
Judge ‘baffled’ by Simon Singh chiropractic case
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Libel: Thomsen to countersue GE
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...
PAST EVENT: The Big Libel Gig
14 March: The Big Libel Gig, Palace Theatre, London, feat. Dara Ó Briain, Tim Minchin, Simon Singh and many more
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Iran’s controlling interest
Azar Mahloujian guides us through some of the stranger examples of literary repression in Iran
Let My Colleagues Go
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
Binyam Mohamed: Continuous Cover Up
Clive Stafford Smith: the fight to expose the truth about torture is only just beginning
UK government failing on freedom of information
The number of Freedom of Information requests refused by the UK government increased to 22 per cent in the last three month period on record, compared to 15 per cent in the comparable period in 2005. Read more here
Miliband forced to reveal secret torture evidence
Miliband forced to reveal secret torture evidence in Binyam Mohamed case. Index on Censorship party to key test of open justice
John Kampfner: A stain on this nation’s name
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Binyam Mohamed redacted paragraphs
The full text David Miliband tried to censor (iv) It was reported that a new series of interviews was conducted by the United States authorities prior to 17 May 2001 as part of a new strategy designed by an expert interviewer. (v) It was...
Italy: Berlusconi squeezes media
Silvio Berlusconi’s has stepped up his campaigns against his television rivals, press freedom and the internet. Giulio D’Eramo reports