Zimbabwe's government has banned South African group Freshlyground over a music video that portrays President Mugabe as a chicken afraid to...
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Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood: Set yourself free
Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood explains why the band released their last album direct to their fans
Hong Kong: the other face of China
Freedom of expression is alive and kicking in the Special Administrative Region. Priyanka Boghani reports
Belarus offers OSCE access to Byabenin investigation
The Belarusian authorities have said that the Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) will be granted access to the investigation into the...
Bring music, bring life
In the new issue of Index on Censorship magazine, Daniel Barenboim tells Clemency Burton-Hill why music provides a model for living and governments continue to fear the power of its influence
US: Craigslist “adult” adverts censored
Classified ad site Craigslist has closed its "Adult Services" section, after a campaign by 17 states to have it removed. Attorneys general from...
Suspicions over ‘suicide’ of Belarus activist Aleh Byabenin
Index on Censorship is deeply concerned by the suspected suicide of one of Belarus’s leading human rights activists, Aleh Byabenin. Byabenin was found dead in his country house on the outskirts of Minsk yesterday (Friday 3 September) at 5.30pm local time by a family friend. No suicide note was found
Iraq inquiry: Campbell propaganda unit wrote early WMD dossier
New evidence points to the spin doctor’s influence on the case for the Iraq war. Chris Ames reports
BlackBerry to allow Indian government limited access
Smartphone message monitoring may be necessary for governments, but it should not turn to mere snooping, says Salil Tripathi
UK: Lily Allen’s half-sister to sue magazine for libel
Singer Lily Allen's half-sister has launched legal action against Now magazine over an article about her famous relative. Gala Talbott is suing the...