India’s Supreme Court’s reliance on “redeeming social value” and “community standards” provides cause for consternation, writes Saurav Datta
India’s Supreme Court junks the Hicklin Test, but there’s little cause for cheer
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Filtering in the UK: The hinterland of legality, where secrecy trumps court rulings
A slip during an interview revealed the sneaking suspicion of free thinkers. The UK government was no longer restricting itself to censoring web content which was illegal. It was going to start censoring content which it simply didn’t like, Ian Dunt writes
Uzbekistan: Dissident photographer “ruining the constitution”
Renowned photographer and documentary filmmaker Umida Akhmedova tells Milana Knezevic about her latest run-in with Uzbekistan’s repressive authorities
Twitter as a game has real-life consequences
The description of Twitter as a game has one problem: Twitter can have real-life consequences, Padraig Reidy writes
Senegalese artists under pressure for performing for Gambia’s dictator
Activists write open letter to award-winning singer set to stage a three-day concert in Gambia’s capital Banjul, writes Buya Jammeh
Pakistan: Draft computer crimes law violates human rights
Pakistan’s draft computer crimes law is the latest example of vaguely worded legal frameworks that have severe implications for freedom of expression in the country, Nighat Dad writes
Greece: Stifling free expression to sell bonds
In a televised address last Thursday, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras thanked the Greek people for the sacrifices they endured during the past four years as the country underwent the harshest austerity measures since emerging from World War II. Christos Syllas reports on the fallout for free expression
Hindu supremacists stall play in India
Religious bigotry and the government’s abdication of responsibility jointly endanger free speech, writes Saurav Datta
Australia: Prime minister’s department cracks down on civil servant criticism
Under new guidelines, Australian civil servants working for the prime ministers’s office caught criticising the government can be sanctioned for illicit social media use, Helen Clark reports
Irresistible: Espionage, dissent and NGOs
Edward Snowden’s revelations on the voracious appetite of spying on all and sundry by the National Security Agency and allied agencies should not give pause for too much comment, other than to affirm a general premise: Activists and non-government groups are to be feared.