A Niger court has ordered the provisional release of Moussa Kaka, who has been held for over a year. Read more here
Provisional release for Moussa Kaka
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Eissa pardoned
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has said that editor Ibrahim Eissa will not have to serve a two-month jail sentence. Read more here
Raja Petra trial begins
The sedition trial of Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin begins today in Kuala Lumpar. Read more here
Toben hearing adjourned
The extradition hearing of Australian Holocaust revisionist Frederick Toben has been adjourned until 17 October. Toben, who was apprehended at Heathrow airport on Wednesday, under a European Arrest Warrant, will face a bail hearing next Friday, 10...
Man faces obscenity charge over Girls Aloud torture fantasy
A UK civil servant is in court today, charged under the Obscene Publications Act, after posting a story describing the kidnap and torture of members of pop group Girls Aloud on a web forum. Read more here
Does Britain have a Holocaust denial law?
The arrest of Frederick Toben could have implications for freedom of expression in the UK, says Padraig Reidy On Wednesday, Frederick Toben, a convicted Holocaust denier, was taken off a plane at Heathrow airport by Metropolitan Police officers. He...
Holocaust denier detained in UK
Frederick Toben, a historian who has been convicted in Germany for Holocaust denial, was arrested by UK police at Heathrow airport yesterday. The German authorities are seeking to have Toben returned to the country, where he was convicted in 1999....
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Respect for religion makes censorship the norm
When publishers are too intimidated to print even novels that may offend, it shows how far we've lost our way on free speech, writes Jo Glanville The firebomb attack this weekend on the publishing house Gibson Square in London was an assault on one...
Egypt: press union will appeal Eissa sentence
Egyptian journalist Ibrahim Eissa has been sentenced to two months imprisonment. But the case is far from over. Index on Censorship reports The Egyptian Journalists Syndicate has said it will appeal the sentence of two months imprisonment passed on...
Council for Child Internet Safety launched
The UK government today launched a new group aimed at tackling threats to young people on the Internet. The UK Council for Child Internet Safety will deliver a strategy paper to the Prime Minister early next year. Read press release here
Three held over publisher attack
Three men suspected of bombing the home of publisher Martin Rynja on Saturday remain in custody in London today. Read more here