Marta Cooper looks at what we’ve learned from the UK’s investigation into the press
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The return to Pearl Roundabout
A year ago today, mass protests took place at the now demolished Pearl Roundabout in the Bahrain capital, Manama. This year protesters have been...
“Interpol is meant to be tackle serious crime, not act as the little helper for régimes that want to kill journalists”
The global police organisation went beyond its remit in pursuing Saudi Arabian journalist Hamza Kashgari, says Denis MacShane MP. Now we must ensure the kingdom’s authorities respect free speech
Hamza Kashgari targeted under guise of “religious offence”
Following the deportation of Hamza Kashgari to Saudi Arabia where he faces the death penalty, Myriam Francois-Cerrah explores the real reason the journalist is being targeted
The Sun, the baby and the bathwater
Brian Cathcart: The Sun, the baby and the bathwater
International human rights observers arrested at Bahrain protest
US Citizens Huwaida Arraf and Radhika Sainath were arrested by Bahraini security forces in the capital Manama on Saturday (11 February) during a...
Journalists detained for speaking out against Palestinian Authority
Ruth Michaelson: Journalists detained for speaking out against Palestinian Authority
Freedom of Information, US-style
Amy Bennett: Freedom of information, US-style
India: How to silence a nation
Legal proceedings have been filed against the four authors that read aloud from Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic verses.
Salil Tripathi explains how outdated Colonial-era legislation is being used to curtail free expression.
“The internet is freedom”: Index speaks to Tunisian Internet Agency chief
The Tunisian Internet Agency was the Ben Ali regime’s instrument for censoring the web. Now, as it attempts to break ties with the past,
Afef Abrougui talks to its CEO about the online challenges facing Tunisia