A man imprisoned in Morocco for creating a fake Facebook profile of the king’s brother has been released after receiving a royal pardon. Fouad Mourtada was arrested in February and sentenced to three years in prison for 'usurping the identity of...
The shortlists for the 2008 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards have been finalised. The awards will be presented on 21 April in London
The T R Fyvel Book Award
The Loser by Fatos Kongoli, Seren.
Holy Warriors: A journey into the Heart of Indian Fundamentalism by Edna Fernandes, Portobello
The Art of Political Murder: Who killed Bishop Gerardi? by Francisco Goldman, Atlantic Books
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, Penguin
The Guardian Journalism Award
Arat Dink (Turkey)
Huang Liangtian (China)
Iqbal Athas (Sri Lanka)
Manana Aslamazyan (Russian Federation)
The Bindmans Law and Campaigning Award
Lydia Cacho (Mexico)
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (Pakistan)
U Gambira (Burma)
Yetaai Vs China Telecom (China)
The Economist New Media Award
AJ Naklasila/Channel 4 New Media / Truevision (UK)
Ethio Zagol (Ethiopia)
Wikileaks (International / US)
Iran Proxy (Iran)
The Index Film Award
Battle For Haditha Dir: Nick Broomfield, 93 minutes, UK (2007)
Ahlam (Dreams) Iraq (2006), 110 Minute Running Time, Language: Arabic, English Sub-Titles
Black Gold Dir: Nick Francis and Marc Francis, Running Time: 78 minutes,
12.08 East of Bucharest (A Fost sau n-a fost?) Dir: Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania, 2006 / 89 Mins / In Romanian with English Subtitles
Threats to reporters from government and criminals are making investigative journalism impossible, writes Deborah Bonello In February this year, the car of Mexican journalist Estrada Zamora was found empty on the side of the road in the southern...
Northamptonshire Police have launched a criminal investigation after a complaint was made about a joke featured in the children’s television programme The Basil Brush Show. A member of the public complained after the show featured a joke at the...
The change of government owed a great deal to Internet activism, with bloggers even taking parliamentary seats, writes David Jardine Malaysia’s stunning election results of 8 March, which have seen the 40-year-long two-thirds majority of the ruling...
The Chinese authorities limited access to video site YouTube over the weekend, after clips of clashes between police and protesters in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, were uploaded. Read more here Read translations of blogs from Tibet at Global...
Nihat Ergun of Turkey's ruling AK party has said he does not know when a proposed amendment to Article 301 of the Turkish penal code will be raised in parliament. Article 301, which criminalises the denegration of 'Turkishness' has been used...
The Jordanian ministry of the interior has announced increased restrictions on Internet cafés, which are widespread in the country’s cities. Internet café owners will be obliged to install cameras for the purpose of identifying customers. They will...
The Advertising Standards Agency has ordered a hair product commercial to be withdrawn as it risks causing ‘serious offence’ to Christians. The advert, for ghd IV hairstyling equipment, features erotic images of women alongside text extracted from...
An Afghan magazine editor has been detained in Iran and continues to be held without charge. Ali Muhahiq Nasab, editor of the monthly Haqoq-e-Zan (Women’s Rights), was apparently detained by Iranian officials on 4 March in Qumm, near Tehran....