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In Ecuador the battle for the truth continues
President Rafael Correa’s recent attack on El Universo newspaper for printing a satirical cartoon, marks a dangerous precedent for Ecuador’s media, writes Jack Gilbert
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Journalism nominee Dina Meza
Dina Meza is an investigative journalist working for the Committee of Relatives of the Detainees and Disappeared in Honduras, an incredibly difficult environment for press freedom.
The art of protest in Euromaidan
During protests, street-art became a barometer of social consciousness. Scrawled words and images reflect changing attitudes and a disdain for authority. Morgan Meaker writes
Egypt: Anyone posing a threat to national security “must be annihilated”
The trial in Egypt of 20 journalists charged with spreading misinformation and aiding or belonging to a terror cell has been adjourned until March 24.
Germany offers frightening glimpse at copyright trumping privacy
Alex Gabriel shares his experience with illegal file downloading and Germany’s Abmahnung system.
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Journalism nominee Callum Macrae/Channel 4 News
Callum Macrae, in collaboration with Channel 4 News, has made three films uncovering the truth about Sri Lanka’s human rights abuses in the final months of its decades-long civil war in 2009.
India: Turning back the clock on freedom of expression
In India, the state and private petitioners have equally exploited India’s penal code to harass, censor or silence individuals. Ram Mashru reports
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Journalism nominee Azadliq
One of the few remaining independent media outlets in Azerbaijan, Azadliq has continued to report on government corruption and cronyism in spite of increasing pressures and a financial squeeze enforced by the authorities.
EDL “terrorise” Legoland staff over Muslim family day out
The Daily Mail was labelled “hateful” by Muslim organisations for its coverage of the episode, Alastair Sloan writes