The United Nations' retreat from defending free expression is at odds with the concept of universal rights, says Jo Glanville This is the text of a talk delivered by Index on Censorship editor Jo Glanville at the Convention on Modern Liberty in...
It's not just Jack Straw who's playing fast and loose with freedom of information, says Chris Ames. Heathrow campaigners are finding it impossible to get a straight answer from the Department for Transport Following Jack Straw’s veto of the release...
N Vithyatharan, the editor of Sudar Oli, a Colombo-based Tamil daily, was forcibly arrested while attending a funeral. Read more here
Tickets are now on sale for the 2009 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards. Ticket price includes a champagne reception, three-course meal and multimedia presentation. The event takes place at 6.30pm on 21 April at London's fantastic new...
Television broadcasts of the Academy Awards in Asia censored the words ‘gay’ and ‘lesbian’ in speeches that called for equal rights for homosexuals. The speeches by actor Sean Penn and writer Dustin Lance Black were shown in full during live...
This is a guest post by Chris Ames Jack Straw’s decision to veto the release of the minutes of two pre-Iraq war cabinet meetings is a dagger to the heart of the Freedom of Information Act. No one who has seen New Labour’s approach to spin and to...
Justice Secretary Jack Straw has vetoed the release of minutes of cabinet meetings in the lead-up to the Iraq war. The Information Commissioner had previously ruled that the records should be released. Read more here
Justice minister Bridget Prentice has announced a consultation into costs in English libel cases. Speaking today, the minister said: 'The aim of these proposals is to bring more effective cost control to litigation in defamation proceedings and to...
Tickets are now on sale for the 2009 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards. Ticket price includes a champagne reception, three-course meal and multimedia presentation. The event takes places at 6.30pm on 21 April at London’s fantastic new arts venue,
King’s Place.
Harry Nicolaides, the Australian author sentenced in January to three years in prison for defaming Thailand’s king in a little-known book published in 2005 flew back to Melbourne on the weekend of 21 January after receiving a royal pardon. The...
Dubai's censorship extends far beyond book festivals, says Christopher Davidson The blacklisting of Geraldine Bedell’s latest novel from Dubai’s International Festival of Literature should come as no surprise. It featured a homosexual character and...
The acquittals in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case highlight a culture of impunity that must be brought to an end, writes Tanya Lokshina The trial of three men charged in connection with the murder of Anna Politkovskaya is over. The defendants...