Eminent opposition journalist Seymur Haziyev was abducted and beaten on Saturday night (26 March). He was attacked by six masked men and tortured for two hours. The contents of his laptop were scrutinised and his two telephones were taken from him....
British playwright Sir Tom Stoppard has highlighted the anomaly of Belarus’s “way of dictatorship”, with a special commendation at the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
Cardiologist Peter Wilmshurst is facing a fourth libel suit from medical instrument firm NMT. The case relates to the writ NMT issued on 26th Nov 2010 about Peter's interview on the Today programme on 27 Nov 2009.
The 11th annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards were presented tonight (24 March) at a ceremony in London hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby
Keynote speech: Howard Jacobson speaks out for scepticism
Video: The human rights lawyer’s wife, Geng He, accepted the award on his behalf in a video shown at tonight’s Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression awards, sponsored by SAGE
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
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...
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
Rachel Ehernfeld’s case highlighted the problem of “libel tourism” in English courts. Emily Badger got her reaction to the government’s proposed reforms
Court’s decision is a boost for Malta’s anti-censorship campaign, reports Charles Young