On 6 May, video footage was confiscated from Norwegian journalists in Azerbaijan. Television reporter Erling Borgen and cameraman Dag Inge Dahl were investigating the case of editor Eynulla Fatullayev--- jailed in 2007 for an article deemed...
The conviction of Liverpool atheist Harry Taylor for placing “offensive” cartoons in an airport prayer room has caused controversy among secularists. Butterflies and Wheels’ Ophelia Benson and Paul Sims of New Humanist magazine go head to head
Judges says Azerbaijan should free journalist Eynulla Fatullayev — Azeri officials announce they will appeal the ruling. Vugar Gojayev reports from Baku
Which party impressed our voters with its commitment to free expression?
On April 14, 47 members of the opposition Musavat (Equality) Party were detained for participating in a demonstration in Baku, in the first political rally ahead of Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections in November 2010. Demonstrators carried...
The Free Speech Hustings, 21 April
Emily Butselaar: British Chiropractic Association v Singh – BCA admits defeat
PLUS: A good week for libel reform All the major political parties now back change — and the campaign celebrates 50,000 signatures in support of libel reform
Eynulla Fatullayev goes on trial on “trumped up” drugs charges while the European Court examines previous charges. Vugar Gojayev reports from Azerbaijan
In a self-preserving news blackout, the mainstream media proved the central point of the Starsuckers documentary: their “behaviour is monstrously hypocritical” Judith Townend reports
Jack Straw’s measure to reduce success payments to lawyers in “no win no fee” libel cases sunk by a misinformed backbench rebellion, says Bob Satchwell