Martin Wingfield says the denial of priveliges to MEPs visiting parliament is a sledgehammer used to crack the BNP nut
MEPs treated as “acceptable casualties”
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Fresh assault in Russia's "history wars"
Orlando Figes: The arrest of historian Mikhail Suprun is extreme, absurd and alarming
International groups call on EU to push for media rights in Belarus
Belarus: International media and press freedom organisations, including Index on Censorship have issued a report calling for far reaching reforms of the media in Belarus.
Tony Harrison and Zarganar share PEN/Pinter Prize
Rohan Jayasekera at an inspiring evening for free expression
Banish the libel chill
Allen Green: “it is not journalists and publishers that require protection from libel law, but the public”
Twitter verusus Trafigura
Padraig Reidy sums up the Carter-Ruck injunction on the Guardian
Trafigura: MP Farrelly's censored questions
The Trafigura “super-injunction” barred the press from reporting on parliamentary questions by Paul Farrelly MP about such draconian measures.
** NEWSFLASH ** Singh wins right to appeal in chiropractor libel case
Science writer Simon Singh this morning won the right to appeal a ruling against him in a libel action brought by the British Chiropractic Association.
Carter-Ruck: courts mugged by new web reality
Padraig Reidy: The Trafigura Twitter revolt shows the law cannot keep up with the culture of the Internet
Internet free speech isn't an insular issue
Lance Lattig: Google is seeking allies in Europe for its free expression initiative, but where will that leave the Tories?