After years of campaigning, we have the chance to pass defamation laws that are fit for the 21st century. We cannot miss this opportunity, says Jo Glanville
A critical autumn for freedom of speech
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CATEGORY: United Kingdom
Default web filtering is not the way forward
Index on Censorship joins rights groups calling on British Prime Minister David Cameron to resist plans for internet blocking
The attack on knowledge
MAGAZINE Academic freedom is in danger. Thomas Docherty explains how cuts are damaging universities across the UK
We need to talk about Islam
Fearing extremists reacting violently to the publication of books deemed to be offensive to Islam, many publishers have thought twice about what they release about the religion. Alom Shaha says it’s time to discuss faith properly
Communications Data Bill: Technology is making dystopia not just possible, but cheap
The boom in surveillance technology sales is chilling free speech. We need to wake up to this reality, says Mike Harris
UK: Teenager given harassment warning over tweets sent to Tom Daley
Dorset police announced yesterday that a 17-year-old who was arrested in the Weymouth area on suspicion of malicious communication has been issued with a harassment warning in connection to tweets sent to Olympic diver Tom Daley. The teenager has...
Censorship, self-censorship and the Olympic spirit: Confusion over blocking of BBC content as Olympic rules kick in
Chilling free speech in the name of brands, rights and commercialisation is not what promoting the Olympic spirit is about, says Kirsty Hughes
Read more about Locog’s tactics on our Free Speech Blog
Twitter joke trial decision a victory for free speech
Index on Censorship welcomes today’s decision in the high court to overturn the conviction of Paul Chambers in what has become known as the Twitter Joke Trial
UK: Paul Chambers wins Twitter Joke Trial appeal
Paul Chambers, the man at the centre of the Twitter Joke Trial who was found guilty in 2010 of sending a "menacing" tweet, has won his appeal against his conviction. At the Royal Courts of Justice this morning the appeal was allowed "on the basis...
Censorship subverts Olympic ideals
The censorship and control-freakery imposed by Locog makes a mockery of the idea that the London Olympics are open and inclusive, says Kirsty Hughes
Read more about Locog’s tactics on our Free Speech Blog