Do British laws represent a serious threat to freedom of expression?
Ken MacDonald argues British courts suppress free speech around the world
and Eric Barendt makes a proposal for balancing privacy against press freedom
CATEGORY: Comment
It shouldn’t take a Pope
Pope Benedict has attacked British equality legislation, claiming it counters free expression. Is he right? Brendan O’Neill and Naomi Phillips go head to head
What’s in a name?
A lot, say the press. And the Supreme Court agrees. Jen Robinson writes about the landmark decision that reversed an alarming trend of anonymity and “alphabet soup” in the British justice system
John Terry’s attempt to gag a free press
Significant victory against the superinjunction but the fight for free speech goes on says John Kampfner
Britain: Perverse logic
Despite the odd absurd anomaly, such as an attempt to prosecute for a depiction of a woman having sex with a cartoon tiger, the UK government’s “extreme pornography” laws have not have proved to be the threat to free expression says John Ozimek
Sri Lankan election marred by propaganda
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s election campaign was coloured by the blatant abuse of state media resources says Sanjana Hattotuwa
Eritrea, worst of the worst
Freedom of expression is stifled in Africa’s youngest nation, says Peter Martell
Index on Censorship welcomes reversal of United Kingdom Supreme Court anonymity
Significant ruling endorses free press and open justice
French commission reignites burka debate
Natasha Lehrer: France steps closer to banning the Islamic face veils in public with the release of a landmark parliamentary report.
Venezuela: Chavez bent on silencing media
Free media in Venezuela suffers another blow, RCTV has been removed from cable platforms. Daniel Duquenal reports
Tweeting against freedom
The social media campaign against Rod Liddle, rumoured to be made editor of the Independent, is not just illiberal, argues Hari Kunzru, it is dangerous, censorious, and inexcusable. The centre-left has damaged the culture of free speech in Britain
A lesson from McLibel
Corporations should be open to uninhibited public scrutiny and criticism argues Julian Petley. To prevent legal intimidation, multinationals should be treated like public authorities and prevented from silencing their critics with libel threats
