Trainee accountant found guilty of sending “menacing” messages over Twitter, is to attempt to appeal his conviction before the High Court
Paul Chambers to appeal Twitter joke verdict in High Court
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Chinese activist sentenced to year in labour camp for Twitter joke
Dinah Gardner:
Chinese activist sentenced to year in labour camp for twitter joke
PAST EVENT: Index on Censorship and the Young Vic present “Belarus: Zone of Silence”
Jude Law, Ian McKellen, Sienna Miller and Samuel West take to the stage in support of the Belarus Free Theatre 5 December. Young Vic, London
Facebook, Yahoo!, AOL, Mumsnet and the ISPA to David Cameron: libel reform needed to protect free speech online
Facebook, Yahoo!, AOL (UK), Mumsnet and the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) have written an open letter to the Prime Minister David Cameron calling for urgent reform of our libel laws.
Index on Censorship responds to Julian Assange allegations
A Swedish prosecutor today requested that Julian Assange, founder of the Wikileaks whistleblower website, be detained for interrogation concerning a re-opened sexual assault investigation. The application could lead to an international arrest warrant
Mexico’s regional press falls silent
A new report shows Mexico’s regional newspapers keep quiet on cartel killings.
Ana Arana reports
Mexico: Reporters beaten by hotel guards
A reporter and a photographer were hospitalised following a brutal beating by guards at the Princess Hotel (Playa del Carmen). An explosion had just occurred in the popular tourist resort, causing seven deaths and 17 injuries. The two reporters...
Egyptian blogger released after four years in jail
Kareem Amer freed after serving a prison term for insulting Islam and defaming Egypt’s president. Ashraf Khalil reports
Fitwatch closure illustrates threat to free speech
The ease with which the Metropolitan Police closed down the activist site is worrying, says Val Swain
Alphabet soup spells “Donald”
Take that star Howard Donald has seen a super-injunction against an ex-girlfriend lifted. Is this another nail in the coffin for these restrictive measures, asks Mark Lewis