On Tuesday, Index on Censorship played host to the Belarus Free Theatre, an outlaw company that defies Europe’s last dictatorship. Award-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who has long associations with both organisations, introduced the evening
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As secret files reveal the UK’s role in abuse and torture, Richard Norton-Taylor addresses Labour’s legacy of secrets, spin and cover-up
The High Court ruling against the controversial disc jockey acknowledged Jon Gaunt’s right to free speech, but failed to uphold it, says Liberty’s Corinna Ferguson
It was the most iconic image of the second intifada: the killing of a Palestinian child. Ten years on, French libel courts are still settling disputes about what really happened at the Netzarim crossroads. Natasha Lehrer reports
The government’s announcement today brings forward the first attempt at wholesale libel law reform in over a century
China confirms it has renewed Google's internet licence. Making the announcement on Google's company blog, chief legal officer David Drummond said: We are very pleased that the government has renewed our ICP licence and we look forward to...
Media strikes over Silvio Berlusconi’s ‘gag law’ –– Italian journalists protest PM’s wiretap bill. Benedetta Brevini reports
Home Secretary Theresa May is to halt searches of individuals without reasonable suspicion after the European Court of Human Rights rules the power unlawful. Leah Borromeo reports
As statements of contempt for free expression, they don’t come much plainer. This week Tunisia told the world that it defines independent journalism as “spreading news likely to harm public order”