The internet suddenly came back up this morning but anybody who thought the return of the net meant some sort of softening Mubarak’s stance was quickly disillusioned. Index on Censorship’s Egypt regional editor Ashraf Khalil reports
Obscenity laws, religion and self-censorship continue to blight India’s cultural scene.
Leo Mirani reports
The closure of Egypt’s internet services represents a battle of wills between Mubarak and protesters. Index on Censorship’s Egypt regional editor Ashraf Khalil reports
Index on Censorship is gravely concerned at the loss of life and injury to protesters on the sixth day of the popular uprising in Egypt
The Egyptian government has cut mobile telephone and internet services, Index on Censorship’s Egypt regional editor Ashraf Khalil reports on how the information vacuum affected yesterday’s “day of rage”
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