Index on Censorship, English PEN, Privacy International, Open Rights Group and Article 19 are calling on the Foreign Secretary’s speech to the House of Commons on the GCHQ links to the Prism scandal, we the undersigned condemn the collection and surveillance of British citizens’ online communications and activities through the US Prism programme.
Theresa May’s proposals to ban radical preachers from the airwaves and block extremist websites are illiberal, impractical and may breach the UK’s commitment to human rights, Michael Harris writes.
Some UK politicians have said the murder of a soldier in Woolwich, London this week demonstrates the need for greater surveillance of communications data. But would a “snooper’s charter” really have made a difference? Index asked
Emma Carr of Big Brother Watch and Jamie Bartlett of Demos for their views
Justice is better served by openness and transparency, writes Padraig Reidy
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Secrecy of Warwickshire police “against open justice” says Index on Censorship chief
Changes are being made to England’s defamation law after a three-and-a-half-year campaign, writes Padraig Reidy
Mumsnet co-founder Justine Roberts explains the site’s commitment to giving women access to free speech
Sara Yasin: Freedom of expression and disabilities