According to Iranian news website Mashregh, Hossein Derakhshan, known as Iran's "blogfather" has been released on a bail of $1.5 million after 26...
Iranian “blogfather” released on bail
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Celebrating Liu Xiaobo
On the eve of today’s Nobel ceremony,
John Ralston Saul calls on China to listen to its real friends and free Liu Xiaobo
Pakistan: Two journalists killed by suicide bomber
Two journalists were among 50 people killed by suicide bombers on December 6. Abdul Wanab, from Express News and Pervez Khan Waqt TV died and a...
Wikileaks treated like terrorist group
Financial journalist Nick Kochan explains that whoever is masterminding the economic suffocation of Wikileaks is using the same tactics as those who target terrorist groups
UK libel laws risk patient safety
Dr Ben Goldacre argues scientists must be able to critique drugs and medical devices without the risk of losing their home in an expensive and time-consuming libel case
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange refused bail
A London court today refused to grant bail to Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange. Assange is facing extradition to Sweden on sexual assault charges including one count of unlawful coercion, two counts of sexual molestation and one count of rape
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US Attorney General exploring Wikileaks prosecution option
US Attorney General Eric Holder has said that he has authorised investigations into the possibility of prosecuting those responsible for the...
Wikileaks: Swiss bank freeze’s Assange account
Wikileaks is reporting that Swiss bank Post Finance has frozen an account set up for the legal defence of Julian Assange. The move follow's Paypal's...
Wikileaks: The internet ideal triumphs
As hundreds of mirror sites circumvent attempts at internet censorship of the Cablegate documents, Wikileaks journalist James Ball calls on the US to remember its principles on internet freedom