On the eve of Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression awards — sponsored by SAGE — Ashraf Khalil reports on digital activism in Egypt in the new issue of the magazine
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University threatens MP with libel case over Gaddafi criticism
Liverpool John Moores University has threatened to sue a Conservative MP after he criticised its relations with the Libyan regime, Index on Censorship has learned. Robert Halfon MP, whose grandfather was expelled from Libya in 1968, has been...
The urge to classify
With the Obama administration failing to honour its commitment to openness, leaks are one of the few means of holding government to account, writes David L Sobel in the new issue of Index on Censorship magazine
Draft defamation bill welcomed in US
Rachel Ehernfeld’s case highlighted the problem of “libel tourism” in English courts. Emily Badger got her reaction to the government’s proposed reforms
Maltese student no longer faces jail for story
Court’s decision is a boost for Malta’s anti-censorship campaign, reports Charles Young
Radio Free Europe photographer beaten in Azerbaijan protests
Abbas Atilay, a journalist working for Radio Free Europe's Azerbaijani service, was reportedly attacked whilst covering Friday's protests in Baku. Demonstrators were demanding the resignation of President Ilham Aliyev and the release of journalists...
Bahrain: Security forces crackdown on protesters
A day after martial law was declared in the kingdom, Bahraini security forces have carried out a crackdown on protesters camped out at Pearl Square in the capital Manama. Security forces, backed by tanks, drove out the protesters from their camps...
Malaysia: Case against blogger dropped
Irwan Abdul Raman, a blogger and editor better known as “Hassan Skodeng”, who was facing a one year prison sentence and a hefty fine for writing a satirical blog, has had the charges against him dropped. He had been accused of publishing online...
Libel Reform Campaign welcomes government’s draft defamation bill
The Libel Reform Campaign welcomes the government’s draft defamation bill as a good step in the right direction – but Parliament needs to go further in key areas
Libel reform – a message from Index on Censorship Chair Jonathan Dimbleby
Brazilian police recapture journalist’s killer
Sao Paolo police have recaptured Wilson de Moraes da Silva, who was convicted of the murder of journalist Ivandel Godinho Junior. The reporter was kidnapped in 2003, and killed three days later. Silva had served three years of his 36 year sentence...