A 12 hour police protest in Ecuador resulted in injury to media members and censorship of both TV and radio stations. Members of police force took to the streets on September 30 in response to bonus cuts. The government declared a state of...
A letter to the head of the Iranian judiciary, from Index on Censorship, PEN Canada, Article 19, Committee to Protect Journalists, and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
The importance of Norman Wisdom to Albanians during the Hoxha period cannot be overestimated, writes Mira Blushi
Geert Wilders goes on trial today: Read
Oliver Kamm‘s argument why his conviction would be disastrous for tolerant, liberal Europe
Liveblogging and video coverage of Index on Censorship’s debate featuring Julian Assange, David Aaronovitch and Jonathan Dimbleby
The sacking of Moscow’s mayor Yuri Luzhkov this week brings an end to a long-running feud between the Kremlin and Moscow city government, Grigory Pasko watches as a well-known enemy of free speech cries foul
Top Russian investigators say they guarantee to pursue 19 cases of murdered journalists presented to them by a delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists. The CPJ delegation led by CPJ Chairman Paul Steiger and board member Kati Marton...
Human rights campaigner Surat Ikramov was found guilty on libel charges on 28 September for an article he published about the suspicious death of singer Dilnura Kadyrjanova in 2007. Ikramov, head of the Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights...
Following reports this week that Hossein Derakhshan, the “blogfather”, may face the death penalty, his friend Sandrine Murcia writes about why he decided to return to Iran
Police have arrested six men on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after they posted a video on the Internet in which they appear to burn two copies of the Koran on 11 September. The men have been released on bail, but will face court hearings in...