Russian journalist Maxim Shaligin, a presenter on pro-government radio station Voice of Russia has been fired for criticising the outgoing president of South Ossetia. Maxim Shalygin was sacked on 14 November, just ten minutes before his show was...
A scandal is flaring in Russia as two segments for popular NTV programme "Unreal Politics" were shot and then blocked by NTV's management. The first one subjected the leader of a pro-government youth movement Nashi and the chairman of State...
Leah Borromeo says the 2012 games in London could damage free expression in the United Kingdom
Sanat newspaper editor Rafiq Tagi was stabbed on 19 November in Baku. He was said to be in a stable condition after several hours of surgery. In 2007, Tagi was charged with inciting national, racial and religious enmity after he published an...
Vladimir Osechkin, 30, has become one of Russia's most successful freedom of expression advocates. The former businessman fell foul of Moscow's regional authorities in 2007, Osechkin claims he was asked to pay numerous bribes after he began...
Hungary’s media regulations have created an atmosphere of tension among journalists. Mike Harris reports from Budapest
After speaking out against corruption, the young lawyer was left to die in jail. Two years on, says Jamison Firestone, no one has been brought to justice
Government attempts to clamp down on sectarian abuse and violence are a recipe for uncertainty and censorship, says
David Paton
As James Murdoch takes MPs’ questions again, John Kampfner says it’s important to remember where the real problem with phone hacking lies
Russian guerrilla artists from the Voina art collective are facing criminal prosecution for their controversial brand of political street art.
Nick Sturdee reports on the widespread frustration that has fostered the movement