A campaign for a BNP teacher ban smacks of the thought police; people should not be punished for their private thoughts, however repugnant, argues Brendan O’Neill
BNP teacher ban a slippery slope
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Head to Head on libel reform
John Kampfner v Korieh Duodu. The Lib-Con coalition has promised a review of our costly, complicated libel laws. But do they really need reforming in the interests of free speech?
Lester libel bill published
Response from the Libel Reform Campaign to Lord Lester of Herne Hill’s Private Member’s Defamation Bill
EU governments must support Eritrea’s prisoners of conscience
Eritrea has held Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak without charge for eight years. The west must stand up to this brutal regime, says his brother Esayas Isaak
Lord Triesman and the ethics of clandestine recording
As the Mail on Sunday continues to take criticism for reporting the taped conversations of the FA chief, Brian Cathcart asks if it’s ever right to secretly record private conversations
Radio La Voz accepts Index Free Expression Award
Peruvian community radio activists honoured in Lima. Ángel García Català reports
Sex blogger wins damages
Blogger and author Zoe Margolis has been awarded a "five-figure" amount in costs and damages from the Independent on Sunday after the newspaper wrongly labelled her a "hooker". Margolis's whose blog Girl With A One Track Mind became famous for its...
Tibet’s raging storm
A new report highlights the way China targeted Tibetan intellectuals and artists in response to Tibet’s spring 2008 protests, writes Kate Saunders
Regional Editors – Iran, China, Mexico and Egypt
Index on Censorship is looking to recruit four regional experts with local contacts, expertise and language skills in Iran, China, Mexico and Egypt
PODCAST: Debating web privacy with Facebook and Google
In an event hosted by Index on Censorship, executives from Google, Facebook and Privacy International debate privacy and free speech on the web. New technology has revolutionised freedom of expression, but it’s also transformed the business of censorship. So what will it take to make the internet safe for free speech? Or is it really time for Facebook hara-kiri?