Despite recent modest improvements to media freedom in Belarus, journalists fear renewed repression is likely, writes Liudmila Yanenka
Belarus media freedom: The screws are loosened just to be tightened again
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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
Has the Snowden scandal damaged the west’s bargaining power?
As the G20 conference approaches, who will defend free speech, asks Kirsty Hughes
Bollywood blockbuster Madras Cafe withdrawn in UK
Britain should learn the lessons of Satanic Verses and Bezhti and stand up for free expression, says Salil Tripathi
During show trial, China begins online crackdown
Bo Xilai, the ousted former Chinese politician, continues to capture headlines even as Chinese authorities begin a highly concerted campaign to stifle online expression, Vincent Chao reports.
Mexico: Freedom of expression hobbled by self-censorship
As the G20 nations prepare to meet in St Petersburg, Russia in early September, Index on Censorship is exploring the nations’ records on free expression. Today: Ana Arana on Mexico.
Richard Dawkins, communalism, and the death of an Indian hero
The atheist campaigner and his opponent should avoid easy generalisations that play into the hands of fundamentalists, says Padraig Reidy
Journalists caught in Egypt’s crossfire
In Egypt’s bitterly polarized and often dangerous environment, it is the journalists covering the unrest that are caught in the middle, facing detention, intimidation, assault and sometimes, even death, Shahira Amin writes
Terrorising Journalism
The detention of David Miranda sets a dangerous precedent, says Dan Hyde
Ryanair, libel and Miss World
The budget airline has learned its libel lesson well, says Padraig Reidy