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Belarus: European ministers meet activists
UK’s Europe Minister David Liddington visits Human Rights House Viasna alongside Index on Censorship; Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore emphasizes NGO involvement
Plus: Conference urges ministers to “suspend Belarus from the OSCE”
Russia cracks down on anti-Putin protests
Activists and opposition politicians arrested as Russians speak out against the prime minister’s party. Elena Vlasenko reports
Egypt: self-censorship and the military hinder press freedom
A crisis at a new Egyptian newspaper over an academic’s critique of the country’s military leadership led to does not bode well for the future of independent media
Conference urges ministers to “Suspend Belarus from the OSCE”
Index on Censorship’s Mike Harris joined a panel debate at the OSCE parallel conference on adopting a joint resolution on Belarus, giving consideration to the country’s suspension from the council
Macedonia: media freedom sliding backwards
The International Partnership Group of freedom of expression organisations visited Macedonia last month to assess the state of media freedom in the country.
Mike Harris reports on the findings
Drug study secrecy puts lives at risk
Studies to test the safety and efficacy of drugs and medical devices are too often never made public, putting lives at risk. Deborah Cohen reports
Louis Blom-Cooper: Leveson Inquiry “a golden opportunity”
As British journalism faces the most significant media public inquiry in a generation, Julian Petley talks to former Press Council chief Louis Blom-Cooper
Secrecy in science – an argument for open access
A fresh round of climate science emails were hacked and released to the public last week. Fred Pearce enters the debate over secrecy in science to make the argument for open access
Index condemns Max Mosley’s attack on web
Index on Censorship today condemned former motorsports boss Max Mosley's attack on search engine Google Testifying to the Leveson Inquiry into the press in London today, Mosley said: "The fundamental thing is that Google could stop this appearing...