The 4 June massacre signalled an end to 1980s press reform in China The Communist Party's crackdown on democracy demonstrators in Beijing 20 years ago brought hopes for political reform in China to an abrupt and violent end. For journalists, it...
The illiberal obsession with silencing Nick Griffin and the British National Party in the run up to elections has won the party undeserved publicity, says Claire Fox “If you are not supporting Labour then … please go out and vote for one of the...
Poet Liu Hongbin fled China after taking part in the Tiananmen Square protests. Here, he describes his experience of returning to China as a persona non grata in 1997 In the dead of winter 1997, I landed back in Beijing. As I was passing through...
The failure to publish the long awaited report on policing tactics last summer is leading to accusations of a cover-up. Chris Ames reports The Home Office and Kent Police have buried a report on the policing of last summer’s climate camp at...
The closure of Nadine Dorries's blog simply on suspicion of defamation emphasises the need for reform of libel legislation says Padraig Reidy It's probably not the best time to be seen defending an MP, but here goes. Conservative MP Nadine Dorries...
The Australian government's ignorance about the Internet is impeding attempts to ban online content, says John Ozimek Over the last six months, I have been keeping a close watch on events “down under”. The Australian government has proposed --- to...
Why are UK distributors refusing to handle The Jewel of Medina? It's time to raise an outcry says its author “Aren’t you scared?” I get asked this question all the time, most recently in the wake of the news that three radical extremist Muslim men...
The Burmese authorities are keeping tight control on coverage of Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial, reports Nem Davies Burma's state-controlled media has neglected to report on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her ongoing trial, in stark contrast to the attention...
As the divide narrows between left and right in Britain, so too does the space for adversarial dialogue and free expression There used to be an inch of difference between the two main British political parties. But, as the Australian 1960s radical...
As reporters flee fighting in the Swat valley, Zubeida Mustafa reports on the conflict’s effect on Pakistan’s press “Journalists love the thrill of working in ‘conflict zones’ where they can cover events which change the course of history,” says...