Burmese pro-democracy activist
Aung San Suu Kyi has been freed from house arrest. Here, we republish an article first published in Index on Censorship in 1993
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“Manhunt for Mbanga”
The Zimbabwean government is said to be on a “manhunt” for editor Wilf Mbanga. Here he describes the charge against him and the dire state of free expression in Zimbabwe
Paul Chambers loses appeal in Twitter joke trial
Sentence has now been upheld in a devastating blow for free speech. Lauren Davis reports
Burma: Japanese journalist deported
A Japanese journalist, who was detained while trying to slip across the Thai border, has been deported back to Thailand. Toru Yamaji, who works for the Tokyo-based AFP news agency, had been trying to cover the polling in the eastern border town...
The man who dares not say the L Word
David Cameron has extolled the virtues of human rights and democracy during his trade mission to Beijing but why won’t he raise the case of imprisoned writer Liu Xiaobo?
Dinah Gardner reports
Singapore need not fear loosening censorship
Alan Shadrake’s conviction for contempt shows Singapore’s sinister side – but there are signs the country is changing. John Kampfner reports
Iran: Journalist held in solitary confinement
The mother of journalist Nazanin Khosravani, who was arrested last week, says her daughter is being held in solitary confinement at Tehran's notorious Evin prison. Azam Afsharian told Radio Free Europe that in a short phone call Khosravani had said...
Croatia: Glas Istre journalists on strike
Journalists on Croatia's Glas Istre (Voice of Istria) newspaper have entered their third day of strike action. They are protesting against wages and work places cuts. The ownership of Glas Istre, until recently one of the few independent...
Too rude? Australian product offends Hampshire police
Emily Butselaar: Too rude? Australian product offends Hampshire police
Google escapes fine for privacy breach
Google and the Information Commissioner’s Office have displayed contempt for privacy — and free speech will suffer as a result, says Alex Deane of Big Brother Watch