Index on Censorship welcomes broadcaster Andrew Marr’s decision to abandon the superinjunction that prevented the press from reporting on details of his private life.
Andrew Marr abandons superinjunction
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The Digital Economy Act: What next?
The fight for online rights in the UK is far from over, argues Peter Bradwell
US company suing cardiologist for libel goes out of business
NMT Medical, the US company which pursued cardiologist Peter Wilmshurst in the London libel courts for almost four years, has announced that it is...
Ditching the Y-word
As a new campaign targets anti-Semitism in football, Brian Glanville asks if getting Tottenham fans to ditch the self-referential “Yid Army” chant will solve anything
List of cyber activists detained and arrested in Bahrain
The Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights's list of cyber activists targeted during Bahrain's crackdown on protests Bahrain Youth Society for Human...
Bahrain’s brutal crackdown
As Bahraini soldiers — aided by foreign troops — crush protests, youth activist Mohammed Al-Maskati whose family have been detained, asks the international community to speak out
Bahrain: CNN News team arrested outside activist’s private residence
Members of CNN's news team were arrested by the government’s security forces as they were visiting the house of Nabeel Rajab, head of the Bahrain...
Egypt: blogger given three-year jail sentence for criticising military
Maikel Nabil, a 26-year old blogger, has been sentenced to three years in jail for writing a negative article about the Egyptian armed forces. Mr....
Bahrain: Daughter of activist goes on hunger strike
Zainab Alkhawaja, daughter of human rights activist and former president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, has gone on...
Burqa ban will not protect women
Proposed bans on face coverings are a reflection not on Islam, but on European insecurity, says Myriam Francois-Cerrah