The 14th hearing in the trial of the three men accused of murdering journalist Hrant Dink has revealed a lack of police cooperation and...
Hrant Dink trial reveals police failure to cooperate
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Thai authorities close 26 radio stations
Reports from Thailand state that 26 community radio stations have recently been closed down by the government using emergency decrees. Thai...
Apple blocks iPhone chat app
Apple has removed an iPhone application based on the infamous ChatRoulette website from their store after concerns over nudity. iChatr allowed users...
US Senate passes ‘libel tourism’ bill
The US senate last night passed legislation to protect US journalists, writers and publishers from “libel tourists” – litigants who sue Americans in foreign jurisdictions which place a lower emphasis on free speech
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Singapore arrest highlights censorship
British Author Alan Shadrake has been arrested in Singapore for writing a book critical of the city state’s use of the death sentence. Ben Bland reports
British author arrested in Singapore
Earlier today British author Alan Shadrake was arrested in Singapore for alleged criminal defamation and contempt of court .The state run Media...
Greek journalist murdered
A prominent Greek journalist has been killed in front of his home by a gang of three masked gunmen. Sokratis Giolias, who ran radio station Thema FM...
Sally Laird 1956 – 2010
Former Index on Censorship editor Sally Laird died recently after a long battle with cancer. Here, Robert Chandler appreciates an extraordinary translator and journalist
Death of Sally Laird, editor of Index on Censorship, 1988-1989
Index on Censorship is sad to announce the death of Sally Laird on 15 July 2010. Born in 1956, Laird was USSR editor for Index on Censorship...
Belarus Free Theatre – Numbers
A recording of a performance of "Numbers", directed by Vladimir Shcherban, performed in secret by the Belarus Free Theatre, an outlaw theatre group...