Leading human rights lawyer Anthony Lester has said proposed press regulation agreed by politicians and Hacked Off campaigners is “unprecedented in the free world”. Padraig Reidy reports
Lord Lester slams Leveson royal charter
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CATEGORY: Media Freedom
Leveson: Who’s in? Who’s out?
Padraig Reidy: Leveson: Who’s in? Who’s Out?
Index on Censorship: Leveson, the Royal Charter and press regulation
Index on Censorship views press freedom as one core part of the fundamental right to freedom of expression. Read Index’s position on the Royal Charter for press regulation
Leveson fiasco: costs and other questions
Leveson fiasco: costs and other questions
Leveson fiasco: costs and other questions
The proposed powers of a new regulator seem unworkable, says Padraig Reidy
Index responds to Leveson Royal Charter
“Two-thirds block on any changes to the royal charter could be abused in the future…today’s emerging consensus shows that the parties can come together in both houses to agree on press regulation.”
Leveson debate must be brought back from brink
Basic principles are at stake as confusion reigns ahead of Monday’s vote, says Index chief executive Kirsty Hughes
Index responds to collapse of Leveson press reform talks
Index CEO Kirsty Hughes responds to the breakdown of cross-party press regulation talks
Index on Censorship’s response to the Leveson report
The Leveson Report will become a benchmark for press regulation in modern democracies. Index has urged a serious, considered debate about Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations rather than their full adoption. The free speech organisation opposes the statutory underpinning of press regulation as proposed by Lord Justice Leveson.
Leveson: The way ahead for a free press in the UK
A tough but voluntary regulator is the best way to ensure a free press and a fair society, Index says in a new policy note
Plus: Why Leveson’s recommendations are more worrying than you think
Media freedom is under threat worldwide. Journalists are threatened, jailed and even killed simply for doing their job.
Index on Censorship documents threats to media freedom in Europe via a unique monitoring project and campaigns against laws that stifle journalists’ work. We also publish an award-winning magazine featuring work by and about censored journalists. Learn more.