Vugar Gojayev assesses the impact on free expression and activism in Azerbaijan as bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada face trial
Plight of bloggers gains international support
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A college lecturer is facing disciplinary action after showing erotic material to his students. John Ozimek wonders what the problem is
Leaks and whistleblowing: proposals do not go far enough
Christopher Galley doubts that the latest recommendations will protect whistleblowers. Investigations into leaks need to be wholly independent of politics
The trial of Senior General Than Shwe
Aung San Suu Kyi could be the Burmese regime’s greatest ally. The sentence today signals a missed opportunity as well as a travesty of justice, says Maung Zarni
Gambia’s war on journalists
News that six Gambian journalists have been jailed for two years for “ridiculing the head of state” signals that the country has become one of Africa’s worst abusers of press freedom says AllAfrica.com’s Brian Kennedy
Libel: Lord Sugar gets litigious
The Apprentice star and multi-millionaire’s pursuit of journalist Quentin Letts is yet another example of how England’s defamation laws favour the rich and powerful, says Toby Young
Venezuela: media under attack
Hugo Chavez has opened new fronts in his assault on independent media, says Daniel Duquenal
Honduras: unfolding crisis for media
The troubles for media in the Central American state may only be beginning, writes ARTICLE 19 Executive Director
Agnès Callamard
Iran: Maziar Bahari in court
Canadian-Iranian filmmaker Maziar Bahari was among over 100 protestors, activists and journalists who appeared in court in Iran on Saturday, 1 August. Index on Censorship has been campaigning for his release with Newsweek, the Committee to Protect Journalists and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression. Maziar Bahari has not been allowed to see a lawyer since his detention on 21 June
Simon Singh refused leave to appeal
Science writer Simon Singh has been refused leave to appeal Mr Justice Eady’s decision on meaning in his libel case against the British Chiropractic Association (BCA)