‘Chilling effect’, ‘seriously flawed’, ‘bureaucratic nightmare’: Alex Stevenson looks behind the scenes of the UK’s gagging bill
The “nasty little bill” that could kill the Big Society
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Hampstead teacher: Leave those kids alone!
What right does a North London head teacher have to report an “anarchist” student blogger to the police, asks Padraig Reidy
Is Vladimir Putin changing his tune on human rights?
Are the Russian leader’s recent statements just spin or a sign of real change, asks Andrei Aliaksandrau
Seven politicians who take themselves way too seriously
After news agency AFP attempted to retract an unflattering photo of Francois Hollande, we look at politicians who have tried to censor images that make them look a bit silly
Schillings: Trollhunters General
The leading law firm is targeting social media, says Padraig Reidy
UK Gagging Bill: who said what
Your guide to the heated debate surrounding the controversial lobbying bill that could cap charity spending
Tunisian rappers convicted of “insulting public servants” after concert arrest
Sudan censors target columnists
Khartoum authorities are barring critical journalists from writing, says Zeinab Mohammed Salih
Belarus media freedom: The screws are loosened just to be tightened again
Despite recent modest improvements to media freedom in Belarus, journalists fear renewed repression is likely, writes Liudmila Yanenka
Seamus Heaney 1939-2013
Irish Nobel Literature Laureate Seamus Heaney has died at the age of 74. His translation of Gile na Gile, an “aisling” poem written in Irish by Aodhgan O’Rathaille was published exclusively in Index on Censorship magazine, September 1998. We reproduce the poem and Heaney’s commentary here