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Libya: Overcoming the challenges
As jubilant Libyans vent their hatred of an autocratic leader who for decades, stifled all forms of free expression and creativity. Shahira Amin asks whether “One Libya” can ever be more than a revolutionary slogan
RBS pulls out of Belarus after Index campaign
RBS is no longer Belarus’s broker — the bank has announced that it will no longer work on behalf of the government of Belarus after an Index on Censorship and
Free Belarus Now campaign
Sudan’s new press laws will threaten free speech
A flawed media law already hampers the work of journalists in Sudan. But now the government is considering introducing even more restrictions.
Abdelgadir Mohamed Abdelgadir reports
We’re too easily offended
The Starkey brouhaha follows a well-trodden path says John Kampfner. Curmudgeonly man says something crass. Somebody gets cross.
Blocking mobile networks to quash protest? Already a reality in the US
Emily Badger: Blocking mobile networks to quash protest? Already a reality in the US
Lukashenko to release political prisoners
Belarus’s president “pardons” nine of 41 political prisoners on 11 August, the same day when US toughened economic sanctions against his regime. Olga Birukova reports
South Korea: Plans to scrap real-name system
South Korea's government will go ahead with plans to scrap the current real-name system for internet users in the wake of the country's worst online security breach. Last month, personal information including names, mobile phone numbers and email...
Yemen: Copies of newspaper confiscated
Yemeni security forces confiscated copies of Ahdath al-Madina, a local independent newspaper, on 7 August. Security forces seized the paper from newsstands in order to stop its distribution on the national level. Last April, security forces...
Pakistan: Art curator beaten by police
On 2 August, a Pakistani police station supervisor allegedly beat a female curator for "indecent behavior". The incident occurred in Nairang Art Gallery, a well-known gathering place for left-leaning intellectuals in Lahore. According to the Human...
