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...
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
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...
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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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...
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...
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 men suspected of bombing the home of publisher Martin Rynja on Saturday remain in custody in London today. Read more here
Jailed Yemeni journalist Abdul-Karim Al Khaiwani has left jail after the nation's president granted him an amnesty and cancelled his six-year sentence. Al Khaiwani was imprisoned for allegedly supporting rebels in Sa'ada, north of Yemen and...
A Belfast judge has charged a third man with the 2001 murder of Sunday World journalist Martin O'Hagan. Drew King, 40, is alleged to be a member of the outlawed group the Loyalist Volunteer Force. He offered no plea in court. Read more here
The extension of Raja Petra Kamaruddin's period of detention to two years is another example of the nefarious uses of Malaysia’s Internal Security Act, says Daniel Chandranayagam. But the reaction of ordinary citizens shows the tide may be turning...