Ali Abdulemam’s trial is an important test case for free speech in the Middle East. Ashraf Khalil explains why
Bahraini blogger on trial in sweeping Shia crackdown
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Sex, divorce, censorship and the church
Ana Arana finds out how the producers of Mexican telenovelas sidestep government and Church outrage
Singapore: Alan Shadrake found guilty
British author Alan Shadrake has been found guilty of insulting Singapore’s judiciary in a book he wrote about the city state’s use of the death penalty. Index on Censorship reports
Malawi: Tabloid banned for not registering
Authorities in Malawi have banned a weekly tabloid newspaper for not registering. The ruling comes a year after The Weekend Times published its first edition. The newspaper, renowned for its sensationalist reporting on scandalous stories about...
Uganda: Newspaper told to stop targeting homosexuals
A Ugandan judge has instructed the Rolling Stone newspaper to stop publishing the names and photographs of people it claims are gay. Last month the tabloid published names, photos, and addresses of 100 supposed homosexuals, alongside a banner that...
China: 3G Kindle gets round the ‘Great Firewall’
Amazon's Kindle 3G e-reader is becoming popular on China's grey market for an unexpected reason. It can automatically circumvent the so-called 'Great Firewall' of the state's web censorship. Social networking sites, which Beijing blocks, can be...
Release the “blogfather”
Egypt tightens the screw
Polictical uncertainty pushes the government to roll recent free speech gains and muzzle independent voices. Ashraf Khalil asks, will Facebook be next?
India: Roy is often wrong, but she still has rights
Arundhati Roy has been accused of sedition after claiming Kashmir was not part of India. Her comments may be controversial, but the real scandal is the law, says Salil Tripathi
Sedition? Arundhati Roy reacts
Azerbaijan: Journalists on hunger strike
Ahead of a key poll, Azerbaijani journalists join jailed editor Eynulla Fatullayev on hunger strike. Vugar Gojayev
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