A contempt of court charge brought against former NI Secretary Peter Hain regarding criticisms he made of a judge in Northern Ireland has been dropped. Hain had written to Attorney General John Larkin about the remarks, stressing he never intended...
A number of UK broadcasters have won a judicial review overturning a decision that had forced them to hand over video footage of October's Dale Farm evictions to Essex Police. ITN, the BBC, Sky, Hardcash Productions and the National Union of...
Former News International Chief executive Rebekah Brooks has been charged with perverting the course of justice, as part of the. Brooks has been charged along with several others, including her husband Charlie, and four former members of News...
Notorious hacking group Anonymous targeted Virgin Media yesterday, to protest the blocking of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay. The attack forced the internet service provider to take its website offline for one hour. Around the time of the...
Speculation around Lord Justice Leveson’s expected report this autumn has overshadowed the vital libel reform identified in the Queen’s speech, says Kirsty Hughes
The coalition government has announced plans to consult with internet service providers on new measures to block online adult material in the UK. Under the plans it would be up to customers to opt in if they wish to view pornography on the internet...
Is London set to lose its label as global capital for libel tourism, asks Index’s Kirsty Hughes
The UK High Court has ruled that file-sharing website The Pirate Bay must be blocked by internet service providers. The Swedish site, which provides links to download free music and video, which critics claim are are mostly pirated, will be blocked...
Two activists climbed to the roof of the Bahrain embassy in London yesterday. Prominent opposition activist Ali Mushaima was joined by Moosa Abdali to protest human rights violations in Bahrain, ahead of this weekend's controversial Grand Prix....
A man from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, was fined £250 for writing "Kill all Taigs" --- a pejorative term for Catholics --- and "Fuck The Pope" on social networking site Facebook on his 21st birthday last August. Dean Boyd admitted to police...