Miri Weingarten explains the undemocratic new legislation that has been criticised in Israel and abroad
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An open letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary
Index on Censorship calls for the release of film maker Mahnaz Mohammadi and actress and documentary maker
Pegah Ahangarani
Honduras: Radio station director killed
A 26-year-old radio station director was killed yesterday in Honduras. Nery Jeremias Orellana was stopped and shot in the head by masked gunmen as...
Uzbekistan: Journalist hospitalised, ends hunger strike
Saodat Omonova, one of two women journalists protesting media censorship in Uzbekistan, has ended her hunger strike after being hospitalised earlier...
Letter from America: Pressure for US News Corp investigation building
Letter from America: Pressure for US News Corp investigation building
Malaysia’s ‘Bersih 2.0’ movement silenced
Authorities are intent on stifling calls for free elections, says Malik Imtiaz Sarwar
Gaza: News agency HQ attacked
The office of Ma’an Network, a news agency based in Gaza City, was attacked by masked assailants. According to local reports, staff at the main...
Malayasia: 1600 arrested as campaign for electoral reform continues
Police in Malaysia made 1600 arrests at the weekend, as protesters ignored government warnings to cancel anti-government action. Leaders of the...
Making a courtroom drama out of a media crisis
News International’s Hackgate scandal does not justify state press regulation, argues Rohan Jayasekera
PLUS: John Kampfner: Britain’s media must start policing itself
Silencing the voice of freedom in Syria
The Asad regime’s determination to win the propaganda war has led to the assassination of Hama protest singer Ibrahim Qashoush says Salwa Ismail