The Philippines is now one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, says David McNeill
Filipino journalists are murdered with impunity
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Lord Justice Jackson reports on libel costs
Lord Justice Jackson’s report on civil litigation costs has endorsed the recommendations on limiting of costs put forward by Index on Censorship and English PEN’s report, Free Speech Is Not for Sale In a report published today, Lord Justice Jackson...
Ethics v opportunity: Google reopens the China debate
Google’s announcement that its can no longer ignore free speech concerns in China puts other technology companies in the spotlight says Cynthia Wong
Index on Censorship salutes Google stand on free expression
Index on Censorship today welcomed Google’s announcement that it will no longer co-operate with Chinese government’s censorship of google.cn, the company’s Chinese search engine
Google to stop censoring search results in China
Google has announced it will stop censoring search results in China after discovering that hackers have been targeting the company’s Gmail system in order to access the email accounts of Chinese human rights campaigners.
European court rules stop and search powers illegal
Judges decide section 44 violates claimant’s human rights but journalists and protesters are unlikely to see change on the ground says Leah Borromeo
Kazakhstan: Press freedom activists put on trial
Three press freedom activists who organised a flash-mob protest in support of jailed Kazakh journalists have been put on trial. The group - which includes Raushan Esergepova, the wife of the jailed newspaper editor Ramazan Esergepov - are accused...
Islam4UK ban a blow to free expression
The Home Secretary’s decision to ban an extremist group shows exactly why we must not allow sentiment to overrule free speech says Padraig Reidy
Luton protesters guilty of threats
Five protesters who shouted that British soldiers would "go to hell" at a homecoming procession in Luton have been found guilty of using threatening, abusive or insulting words and behaviour likely to cause harassment and distress. Read more here
Sri Lanka: Tissainayagam freed on bail
North Eastern Monthly editor JS Tissainayagam has been freed on bail by a Colombo court pending appeal. Tissainayagam was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment last year after he was accused of supporting terrorism. Read more here.