As religious figureheads call to ban Salman Rushdie from a prestigious literature festival in India, Salil Tripathi reports on the country’s “sepulchral silence”
UPDATE: Salman Rushdie pulls out of Indian festival amid assassination fears
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Why is Wikipedia down?
As Wikipedia and other websites begin blackout to protest against US anti-piracy laws, Index and the international human rights community speak out on PROTECT IP Act
Egypt’s media revolution only just beginning
A year on from the uprising which ousted former president Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians are still waiting for media reforms.
Shahira Amin reports
Ex Express editor says McCann stories boosted circulation
Marta Cooper: Ex Express editor says McCann stories boosted circulation
Israel: Holocaust imagery and its place in politics
After ultra-orthodox Jews used concentration camp symbolism in a protest against secular authorities, a new bill seeks to control use of Nazi-era imagery. Daniella Peled reports
UAE 5 still face restrictions after pardon
Five political activists now released after being pardoned by the Emirati president still face challenges after their release. Sara Yasin reports
Malaysia: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim acquitted of sodomy charges
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted of charges of sodomy after a two-year court battle. A judge ruled today that DNA evidence used by prosecution was unreliable. Anwar was first prosecuted after a former male aide accused...
Philippines: Journalist murdered during car chase after receiving death threats
A Filipino journalist was murdered on 5 January, local reports suggest he was chased down by unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle. Christopher Guarin, publisher and editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Tatak News Nationwide, died in front of his...
Turkey: “Free journalists” challenge courts
The trial of several accused of being involved in an alleged plot to overthrow the government had degraded the status of press freedom in the country, writes Ece Temelkuran
In Belarus, the freedom of the internet is at stake
Europe’s last dictatorship is clamping down on online activism, with a new law effectively requiring everyone to be a state spy. Mike Harris reports