Index on Censorship
Malaysia: Rally reveals ethnic tensions

Malaysia: Rally reveals ethnic tensions

The delicate balance of Malaysia's inter-ethnic politics has come under threat from an unexpected source and the response from the national government poses serious questions about freedom of expression. David Jardine reports The previously unknown...

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Britain: Choices, not rights

Britain: Choices, not rights

The row over whether David Irving and Nick Griffin should speak at the Oxford Union is not an argument about freedom of speech, writes Padraig Reidy "Hello. I'm calling from Index on Censorship, and I'd like to come along to your Free Speech Forum...

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“We know where you live”

“We know where you live”

Iranian intelligence is using new interrogation tactics on journalists reports Maziar Bahari who received an invitation to tea at an upmarket hotel I’m not supposed to tell you this but I met Mr Mohammadi. In fact I met three Mr Mohammadis in four...

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Pakistan: The Justice and the General

March 9 dawned with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry presiding over his bench in the Supreme Court. He was informed that the president, who is also the chief of army staff, would like to see him. There has been much controversy over whether...

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Justice for Anna

Ten people have been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. This was announced at a news conference given on August 27 by the General Prosecutor, Yuri Chaika. It was confirmed by the special investigator from the...

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Britain: Notes on a protest

The Camp for Climate Action has come to an end.  I expect it exceeded all the organisers’ expectations.  It drew attention to climate change – and, in particular, to aviation’s contribution.  But it succeeded in doing much more that. Some...

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Congo: Censorship and corruption

The former French colony of the Republic of Congo in West Africa is one of the world’s poorest countries, with 70 per cent of the population living on less that $1 a day. Although Congo has produced oil for more than three decades, its four million...

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Freedom for Mohamed Abbou

Jailed Tunisian dissident, writer and lawyer Mohamed Abbou was released from prison in Le Kef, where he had been held since his arrest in March 2005. He was sentenced to prison for three-and-a-half years for exposing torture in Tunisian prisons on...

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