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Natalia Koliada on surviving in Europe’s last dictatorship
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The pursuit of secrecy
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
Jon Gaunt has a right to be offensive
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
The truth about Mohammed al Dura
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
Coalition embraces libel reform
The government’s announcement today brings forward the first attempt at wholesale libel law reform in over a century
Breaking News: China renews Google’s internet licence
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...
Italy’s news blackout
Media strikes over Silvio Berlusconi’s ‘gag law’ –– Italian journalists protest PM’s wiretap bill. Benedetta Brevini reports
Anti-terror stop and search powers to be scrapped
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
Tunisia, where independent journalism is a criminal act
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”
Somaliland expects
Ignored by the world, Somaliland’s peaceful elections were aided by press freedom unparalleled in the region. Will international recognition follow? Asks Sarah Howard