The increasingly farcical Olympic torch relay made its way to California yesterday. Lucie Morilllon of Reporters Without Borders was there After the...
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Censorship for censorship’s sake
A new Indonesian law poses the threat of restrictions on the arts, writes David Jardine The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), after very...
No thinking here
Gerry Adams and Sinn FĂ©in are trying to stifle debate in Belfast's media, writes Anthony McIntyre Gerry Adams of Sinn FĂ©in is the current...
Egypt’s witch-hunt
Journalist Ibrahim Eissa faces a prison sentence for his criticism of President Mubarak. The government’s intention to intimidate the free press is...
Union confusion
Is Chechnya’s President Kadyrov welcome in the country’s journalists’ union or not, asks Anna Sevortian On the 5 March Ramzan Kadyrov, the president...
Mexico: Impunity and collusion
Threats to reporters from government and criminals are making investigative journalism impossible, writes Deborah Bonello In February this year, the...
Malaysia: elections usher in hope
The change of government owed a great deal to Internet activism, with bloggers even taking parliamentary seats, writes David Jardine Malaysia’s...
Beware of the bishops
The repeal of the blasphemy laws could be a Pyrrhic victory if other laws are used to provide greater protection for religion, writes Padraig Reidy...
Legislating in Haste
Proponents of a ban on 'extreme pornography' are looking increasingly desperate in their attempts to push their plan through Parliament, writes...
The future of the Russian media
On 4 March, to mark the publication of its latest issue, 'How Free is the Russian Media?', Index on Censorship hosted a discussion in London and...
Dying for change
The murder of Shahab Al-Tamimi highlights the difficulties faced by Iraqis trying to build a free press and civil society, say Dave Anderson and...
Old laws, new offences
The imprisonment of journalist Bersihar Lubis shows how colonial-era laws are being used to stifle historical debate in Indonesia, writes David...
