Inspired by unrest in Egypt and Tunisia, the opposition has staged massive protests demanding President Saleh’s resignation but so far there is no sign of a grass-roots move for change. Iona Craig reports
Read Index on Censorship’s Ashraf Khalil‘s exclusive report from Friday’s anti-government protests in the Egyptian capital
Belarus's president Alexander Lukashenko is facing a fresh ban from travelling to the European Union after the brutal crackdown on opposition in the wake of December's election. Read more here
Rohan Jayasekera asks if the return of Tunisia’s Islamists help or hinder the national democratic project
Despite the eruption of Tunisian inspired protests in Sana’a and other cities in Yemen calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, regime change seems unlikely. Iona Craig reports
Brian Cathcart: Hacked celebrities are free speech heroes
International recognition offers a degree of protection to investigative reporters. But, writes, Lydia Cacho being in the limelight presents a new set of dilemmas
Tony Blair’s appearance at the Iraq inquiry is a test of the competing principles of free expression and confidentiality.
John Kampfner asks who should decide what the public hears?
Nyambe Muyumbana of Radio Lyambai and Mwala Kalaluka of the Post newspaper have been charged with sedition. The charges relate to coverage of the protests for greater autonomy in the Western Province of Zambia. The office of Radio Lyambai has also...
Censorship in Turkey is largely motivated by deep-rooted nationalism. Jennifer Amur explains the issues