Lal Wickrematunge says the 20-year sentence handed to JS Tissainayagam is a warning to the Sri Lanka’s already embattled media
Tissa sentence: the message to journalists is loud and clear
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Zambian journalists charged with “contempt of court”
Editor-in-chief, Fred M'membe and the entire editorial staff of Zambia’s The Post have been summoned to appear in the dock after they published an article critical of the "pornography" charges brought against their colleague, news-editor Chansa...
Groucho Club in libel action
Renowned London media club moves to halt publication of claims in “exposé”. Index on Censorship and Journalism.co.uk report
Partial eclipse
Zuhra Bahman assesses media coverage of the election in Afghanistan and reports on how many dared defy government censorship
Protection racket
The Iraqi draft media law sparks fears of return to dark days of censorship and repression, say David Dadge and Anthony Mills from the International Press Institute
Afghan commitment to free expression weakened by election pressures
Short-term restrictions on freedom of expression in the run up to Thursday’s Afghan vote may mask deeper and longer term steps to curtail the rights of the media that independent journalists may find harder to resist, says Rohan Jayasekera
Plight of bloggers gains international support
Vugar Gojayev assesses the impact on free expression and activism in Azerbaijan as bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada face trial
Life Class
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