Index on Censorship and the Institute for Human Rights and Business host the launch of Rebecca MacKinnon’s new book, Consent of the Networked
Rebecca MacKinnon: Consent of the Networked
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Formula One: why we’re watching Bahrain for all the wrong reasons
As the sporting world prepares to turn their attention to Bahrain on 22 April for its annual Formula One Grand Prix, Kristian Ulrichsen examines the impact of the race on the country
Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot face trial for cathedral protest
Tena Prelec reports from the hooliganism trial of Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot
More to be done on Defamation Bill
The Libel Reform Campaign welcomes the Government’s commitment to a Defamation Bill but current proposals do not yet address the extensive problems of libel bullying and the chill on public debate
Syria: Paul Conroy escape Homs
UPDATE 15:37 28/02/11: France's President Sarkozy has said that Le Figaro correspondent Edith Bouvier has escaped Homs and is in Lebanon. This has not been fully confirmed. The Sunday Times has confirmed that British photographer Paul Conroy has...
Paddick and Prescott decry police hacking cover up
Marta Cooper and Alice Purkiss: Paddick and Prescott decry police hacking cover up
Feminist punk group protest against Putin in Moscow’s central cathedral
Pussy Riot is a feminist punk collective from Moscow. They hide their faces under coloured balaclavas, use nicknames to remain anonymous and perform unsanctioned concerts in peculiar places. Since their emergence last autumn Pussy Riot...
The mysterious case of Hamza Kashgari
In deporting Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari for his blasphemous tweets, the Malaysian government prioritised diplomacy, even if it might ultimately cost the columnist his life, argues Malik Imtiaz Sarwar
Myriam Francois-Cerrah: Hamza Kashgari targeted under guise of “religious offence”
A tale of two Australians
Rohan Jayasekera: A tale of two Australians
Leveson Inquiry: The story so far
Marta Cooper looks at what we’ve learned from the UK’s investigation into the press