A Russian property developer who was punched during a talkshow, is suing for libel in England after his assailant, fellow Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev said he deserved the beating. Sergei Polonsky is suing Lebedev, owner of the Independent and...
Popular comic Zarganar was released from prison in Burma yesterday. His friend
Htein Lin managed to talk to him last night, and he passed on his thanks to Index and all those who campaigned on his behalf
Thousands have been released from prison by the Burmese junta, including the popular comic Zarganar, but many political activists are still detained
David Cameron has announced plans to block access to pornography online, with providers offering the choice to turn on a filter.
Seth Finkelstein examines how indiscriminate blocking systems censor not just pornography, but feminist, gay rights and education material
While the Italian prime minister’s crude jokes are a source of amusement abroad, at home there are increasing fears over proposed new media restrictions. Giulio D’Eramo reports
Iona Craig on the the Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize winner
International outcry over the sentencing of 20 medics in Bahrain, who treated injured protesters, has led to the announcement of their retrial. Front Line Defenders’
Mary Lawlor explores the stories of others imprisoned in similar circumstances
Mediation of defamation cases will help balance freedom of expression and reputation, argues a report published today by Index on Censorship and English PEN
The Head of Global News at the BBC has sought government action over the increasing "intimidation" of their staff in Iran. In a BBC blog post Peter Horrocks claimed yesterday that there had been an increase in "anti-BBC rehtoric" following a...
Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa has threatened to bring charges against the newspaper El Universo after publishing a letter critical of the Correa's negative comments about María Leonor Jiménes, the Guaya Court of Justice president, on a radio...