Judges, lawyers and journalists all need to be clearer on guidelines for reporting restrictions, writes Gill Phillips Twelve years ago Lord Justice...
Courting confusion
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CATEGORY: Comment
Pakistan: why media matters
Despite the government’s best efforts, television and electronic media had a profound effect on how Pakistanis voted in this week’s election, says...
Jail for comedian who dared to mock president
A Tunisian comic may have paid a high price for making fun of the country’s leader, writes Rohan Jayasekera Index on Censorship is calling for the...
Dodgy and dodgier
The release of a draft of the British government’s dossier on Iraqi weapons confirms suspicions but also raises more questions, writes Chris Ames...
“Can anybody live like this?”
Despite the extension of her visa, novelist Taslima Nasrin remains confined to a room in an undisclosed location, writes Sanal Edamaruku The good...
Censorship of condescension
London Underground's ban of an exhibition advert is elitist, writes Edward Lucie-Smith Exhibition organisers at the Royal Academy are expressing...
Extreme but not illegal
Yesterday's overturning of the convictions of five young men under the Terrorism Act signifies a change in how the courts deal with extremism,...
What happened to debate?
The banning of a "preacher of hate" raises far more problems than it solves, writes Abdul-Rehman Malik The recent denial of a visa to Yusuf al...
Pressing concerns
Ireland’s new media watchdog will itself be under severe scrutiny, writes Michael Foley It was a long time coming, but after debates going back to...
Grooming for jihad
New proposals to limit extremist speech could have a significant chilling effect on the Internet, argues Bill Thompson Taking a leaf from its...