In Mexico drug cartels continue to dictate news agenda — fear of retaliation influences news outlets’ decisions on what to publish. Ana Arana and Daniela Guazo reveal the results of a new study that exposes the depth to which the public are kept in the dark
In the US a controversial climate change sculpture was removed after it upset energy donors. Kevin Smith asks whether corporate sponsorship by companies like BP has an affect on UK artistic freedom
A Christian man who was demoted after making posts opposing gay marriage on Facebook won in an employment case against his employers today. Adrian Smith, an employee of Manchester's Trafford Housing Trust, lost his managerial position and received...
India’s most prominent rationalist faces up to three years in prison after Catholic groups brought blasphemy charges against him. They may get more than they bargained for, says Caspar Melville
Will a new Director General be enough to save the BBC asks Index’s Kirsty Hughes
Google's new transparency report reveals government requests for user data and takedowns are on the increase Today the search giant updated its bi-annual report with requests from January to June 2012. In a blog accompanying the report a Google...
A panel discussion in London yesterday did not offer much hope that prosecutors and politicians will defend free speech online.
Paul Bernal reports
As Index launches a policy note ahead of the Internet Governance Forum, Marta Cooper asks if can we keep the internet free
Police in Kent, England have arrested a man after he posted a picture of a burning Remembrance Day poppy on Facebook. According to the Kent Police website, the man is being questioned on suspicion of "malicious communications". UPDATE - Kent Police...
Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti was allegedly tortured to death in a prison in Tehran on Thursday (8 November). Beheshti, 35 was arrested on 28 October by Iranian police on charges of "actions against national security on social networks and...