This week’s debate will be a key staging in the progress of libel reform, but serious issues remain for campaigners
UK Parliament debates defamation bill
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Lord Justice Leveson’s big internet problem
The inquiry into UK press standards does not seem to understand how to deal with the web, says Marta Cooper
Belarus activist fights political sentence
Political activist Siarhei Kavalenka may have given up his hunger strike but his fight for freedom in Belarus continues, says
Andrei Aliaksandrau
Britain’s press needs a strong public interest defence
The Leveson Inquiry should not forget the need to protect British journalism, says Marta Cooper
Chiranuch Premchaiporn avoids jail term in Thai lèse majesté case
Chiranuch Premchaiporn, director of the news and current affairs website Prachatai, has been convicted by the Bangkok Criminal court and sentenced to a fine and a suspended eight month prison term. Peter Noorlander reports
Thailand: Webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn sentenced in lèse majesté case
A Thai webmaster has been found guilty of not removing posts deemed insulting to the country's monarchy quickly enough. The court showed leniency to Chiranuch Premchaiporn, who faced up to 20 years in prison under the country's computer crime...
Eurovision winner Loreen speaks out for human rights as Azerbaijan petition approaches 4,000 signatures
The landslide winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden’s Loreen, has thwarted Azerbaijan’s attempts to use the competition to whitewash its record on free speech
Eurovision glitter must not blind us to human rights abuses in Azerbaijan
As we approach tomorrow’s Eurovision song contest in Azerbaijan, Index CEO Kirsty Hughes asks if the event will shine a light on the country’s atrocious human rights record
READ MORE: Azerbaijan facing the music thanks to Eurovision
AND: Eurovision mired in deeper controversy by further clampdown on dissent in Baku
Azerbaijan facing the music thanks to Eurovision
Song contest puts focus on human rights.
SIGN INDEX’S PETITION FOR FREE SPEECH IN AZERBAIJAN HERE
Baku: Peaceful protest crushed on eve of Eurovision
As the world turns its attention to Azerbaijan for the Eurovision Song Contest, police crack down on dissent in Baku.
Index calls on Azerbaijan government to protect human rights