Padraig Reidy argues that there is a downside to the justified urge to uphold the immaculate status of the child; it comes in the form of the ever-returning moral panic.
Declinism and moral panic in Britain
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Denmark: Kurdish broadcaster vows to appeal to ECHR
Kurdish broadcaster Roj TV has lost another battle in its long and controversial fight to stay on air, writes Georgia Hussey.
Back to the USSR: Punitive psychiatric treatment returns to Russia
Punitive psychiatric treatment is returning to Russia. This is a throw back to Soviet times, with opposition activists condemned by a kangaroo court to bogus psychiatric treatment courses, with no chance of release until a doctor says so, Alastair Sloan writes
British news blind spots: Omission and obscurity
In Britain self-censorship with market and readership in mind denies all but the most devout news-addict important stories, writes Jonathan Lindsell.
Anything that stands in the way of a prisoner reading is wrong
Writer Ian Dunt, editor of politics.co.uk, and cartoonist Ben Jennings share their thoughts about the prison books ban.
Media freedom: In good health or under threat – how do the US and EU compare?
Index hosts a Google Hangout with New York-based Guardian Digital journalist James Ball, and LA Times London correspondent, Henry Chu
Banning Twitter: The Turkish media experiment
Turkey’s recent experience with Twitter shows classic authoritarianism is based on merging civic responsibility with a leader’s aspirations. Binoy Kampmark writes.
Index demands Turkey unblock Twitter
Turkey’s late night decision to block Twitter last evening is emblematic of the increasing authoritarian tendencies of the prime minister Recep Erdogan.
Could Serbia’s new Prime Minister spell disaster for press freedom?
With Aleksandar Vucic — Slobodan Milosevic’s former Information Minister — taking office, should Serbian independent media be worried?
The Guardian Journalism Award winner Azadliq
Azadliq has been named The Guardian Journalism Award winner.