AUSTRALIA WA premier denies censorship over PM event THE West Australian government scuppered the venue booking for a Labor fundraiser featuring Prime Minister Julia Gillard, but claims it was not political censorship. (Herald Sun) BELARUS The...
AUSTRALIA Art gallery raid threatens city's image as creative enclave, says MP A Victorian legislator says a rising tide of cultural conservatism in Melbourne is jeopardising artistic freedom (The Guardian) BRAZIL Brazil's natives step protests...
CANADA Rob Ford wins partial costs in wake of failed libel suit Boardwalk Pub restaurateur George Foulidis must pay mayor and Bruce Baker $137,000, judge ruled Monday. (Toronto Star) CHINA Beyond the Great Firewall: How and What China Censors...
GLOBAL UN report slams government surveillance The UN’s Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression Frank La Rue delivered a report to the Human Rights Council outlining how state and corporate surveillance undermine freedom of expression and...
AZERBAIJAN Europe criticizes Azeri leader over Internet defamation law European institutions criticized Azeri President Ilham Aliyev yesterday for signing legislation making defamation over the Internet a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment...
INDEX REPORT Taking the offensive – defending artistic freedom of expression in the UK Widespread self-censorship and fear of offence is suppressing creativity and ideas in the United Kingdom, according to a report published by Index on Censorship....
INDEX REPORT Taking the offensive – defending artistic freedom of expression in the UK Report Contents: Summary | Introduction | What is artistic freedom of expression? | What are the limits to freedom of expression? | Institutional self-censorship...
INDEX REPORT Taking the offensive – defending artistic freedom of expression in the UK Report Contents: Summary | Introduction | What is artistic freedom of expression? | What are the limits to freedom of expression? | Institutional self-censorship...
INDEX REPORT Taking the offensive – defending artistic freedom of expression in the UK Report Contents: Summary | Introduction | What is artistic freedom of expression? | What are the limits to freedom of expression? | Institutional self-censorship...
INDEX REPORT Taking the offensive – defending artistic freedom of expression in the UK Report Contents: Summary | Introduction | What is artistic freedom of expression? | What are the limits to freedom of expression? | Institutional self-censorship...