The BNP leader’s appearance on Question Time is not a “no platform” issue, says Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne. It is time to confront the BNP by championing moderation and tolerance
Law firm Carter-Ruck’s super-injunction to attempt to stop the reporting of a question on the Trafigura affair in Parliament has galvanised MPs and other bodies to take up the fight for freedom of expression. John Kampfner reports
Elected representative have been denied privileged access to the House of Commons. Is censorship a factor? Index on Censorship reports
Geert Wilders visit today to Westminster is a small blow against censorship, says Oliver Kamm
A court ruling today affirmed science writer Simon Singh’s right to free expression. It grants him leave to appeal Mr Justice Eady’s ruling against him in a libel action brought by the British Chiropractic Association, reports Padraig Reidy
Carter-Ruck’s attempt to muzzle coverage of its client Trafigura backfired spectacularly when it sought to gag reporting on parliament, reports Maria Margaronis
Kerim Yildiz discusses how Turkey’s easing of restrictions on the use of Kurdish remains far from complete
Were police right to warn Tate Modern about displaying a naked image of a 10-year-old Brooke Shields, asks
John Ozimek
Freedom of expression groups joined forces this month to investigate the obstacles facing independent media in Belarus; censorship made possible by the combination of a number of blunt-edged tools into a deceptively sophisticated system of media control. Rohan Jayasekera comments from Minsk.
On a visit to Iraq, Gordon Brown said he asked the cabinet secretary to make two major changes in the way intelligence is used. But when Chris Ames investigated the story, he discovered that Brown had done no such thing.
A new report has condemned the Iraqi army’s action against the Iranian People’s Mojahideen in Ahsraf Camp, Iraq. Here, Index on Censorship presents the report’s findings
As Iran’s president prepares to address the UN General Assembly, Malu Halasa calls for the release of her friend and colleague, Canadian-Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari
