The 10th Annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards honour those who, often at great personal risk, have fought to expose censorship and abuse. Read the full shortlist here. The night is also Index's most important fundraising event....
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Facebook threatens Daily Mail with libel action
Bill Thompson: ‘I Was a Daily Mail sub-editor’ What follows will sicken you…
Google and Stephen Fry attack digital bill
Emily Butselaar: ISPs, Google, Facebook, Yahoo say digital bill threatens free speech
Berezovsky wins libel case
UK-based Russian businessman Boris Berezovky has been awarded £150,000 by the high court in a libel case against Russian TV channel RTR Planeta, which claimed he was complicit in the death of Alexander Litvinenko. RTR Planeta boycotted the trial....
Burma: Junta publishes new election laws
Burma’s junta has set out laws governing the general election promised later this year, the new rules underline fears the vote is intended to consolidate military power under a democratic façade. The country’s state-run newspapers today published...
Chinese government to intervene in Dalai Lama succession
The new Governor of Tibet has said that the Dalai Lama does not have a right to choose his successor and must instead must abide by the “requirements” of Tibetan Buddhist tradition, according to the Xinhua news agency. The government’s stance on...
Togo bans French media
On the eve of this month’s presidential elections, the Togolese government refused to grant accreditation to French media outlets. Reporters without Borders criticised President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe after correspondents from Radio France, RTL...
Iranian music journalist released on bail
Music journalist Behrang Tonekaboni who was detained by the Iranian authorities two months ago has been released on bail. Tonekaboni was arrested at the offices of music journal Farhang va Ahang in January along with his colleague Kayvan Farzin and...
Libel ‘silencing media in Liberia’
Libel lawsuits against Liberia's independent media are being used to silence dissenting voices in the West African country, according to Tom Kamara, editor-in-chief of the New Democrat. In an interview with Liberia Webs, Kamara expressed concern...
China still denies links to Google cyber attacks
Investigators looking into web attacks on Google and dozens of other American companies last year have traced the intrusions to computers at Jiaotong University as well as Lanxiang Vocational School in Shandong Province, an institution with ties to...