The government will consider various legal means to provide a “legal incentive” for internet service providers to collaborate with copyright owners to combat infringements, Binoy Kampmar writes
Homosexuality and LGBT rights have has been making headlines. Index hosted a Google Hangout to debate young people’s views on same-sex relationships
Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi’s erstwhile chief minister, gained popularity among ordinary citizens because of his tough anti-corruption stand. His antics and strategies to grab media attention didn’t disappoint either. Mahima Kaul reports
Suggested laws would ban “crimes against sporting and cultural events” among other things. Simone Marques reports
Over the past few weeks, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey has deployed a curated mix of paid-for advertising, op-eds in pro-government newspapers, tweets and off-the-cuff press statements to justify their curbs on internet freedom. Alastair Sloan reports
Khomeini’s 1989 death sentence on Salman Rushdie still casts a shadow over free speech, says Padraig Reidy
Mohammed Assaf says he can’t sing at the Brazil 2014 opening ceremony because of some “countries” or “groups” — and that Shakira is boycotting the event because of it
While testing Kenya’s eagerness to confront the legacy of 2007 these cases offer up a further test; the ability of Kenya’s media institutions, journalists and citizens to freely interrogate the proceedings. Nik Williams reports
Analysis shows there have been no visible improvements of Belrusian media freedom during in recent years. The authorities must now act.
Court’s gag order in sexual harassment case is an assault on freedom of the press, says Saurav Datta