Today Russia’s Wikipedia and LiveJournal blacked out to protest political plans to create a digital blacklist of Russian websites. Elena Vlasenko reports
Is this the start of the Great Firewall of Russia?
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Pussy Riot supporters detained for protesting against criminal prosecution
Tens of people gathered near Moscow’s Tagansky Court on Wednesday to protest against the prosecution of members of feminist punk group Pussy Riot.
Turkey: Index award winner faces jail
The conviction of Ferhat Tunç signals the marginalisation of dissident Turkish voices, says Kaya Genç
Libel reform is no joke
Comics Dara Ó Briain and Dave Gorman and scientist Professor Brian Cox joined Index and the Libel Reform Campaign at Downing Street to demand a public interest defence in the defamation bill
The online war for Syria
As the battleground of the Syrian conflict rages offline, the internet is playing an important role in allowing its citizens to communicate with the rest of the world. Jillian C. York reports
There must be a new public interest defence in the Defamation Bill, scientists, entertainers and campaigners tell Government
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Why should Amazon be our taste and decency police?
The online retailer has been criticised for profiting from ebooks featuring terror and violence. No one should tell us what to read, says Jo Glanville
Belarus: journalist detained for allegedly slandering president
Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut was detained last night for allegedly insulting the country's president, Alexander Lukashenko. Poczobut writes for Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza, and now faces up to five years in prison. According to his wife,...
In a league of its own
As sports stories grab the headlines in the run up to the Olympics, Martin Polley explores the human rights issues surrounding sporting events
Internet freedoms under increasing attack
While the internet and social media facilitate democratic instant global discourse, they are also tools of control, says Kirsty Hughes
PLUS: Read our Storify of the Dublin Internet Freedom Conference