Ten people have been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. This was announced at a news conference given on...
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Censored soldiers
The fiasco over the arrest by Iran in March of 15 British sailors and Royal Marines is still provoking controversy. There were two separate...
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,...
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...
Iran: Kurdish journalists face execution
Over the last year, the number of death sentences passed in Iran has increased dramatically. This trend affects the country’s minorities...
Nepal: Violence against journalists escalates
Nepal has not had an easy recent history. The war between the Maoist Communist Party and government forces lasted ten years, from 1996 until 2006,...
Plane Censorship
In the High Court yesterday BAA, the owner of Heathrow airport, was granted an injunction banning protestors from the airport and some BAA buildings...
That’ll teach ‘em!
Last week, the Professional Association of Teachers called for websites such as YouTube to be banned, to prevent bullying of children and teachers....
Skewed perspectives
The press can be unapologetic about the way its coverage is affected by its political leaning. This is too often true when it comes to the way...
Articles of condemnation
Not even the murder of the key defendant has deflected the determination of an Istanbul prosecutor to pursue an Armenian-Turkish newspaper in the...