In a televised address last Thursday, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras thanked the Greek people for the sacrifices they endured during the past four years as the country underwent the harshest austerity measures since emerging from World War II. Christos Syllas reports on the fallout for free expression
Religious bigotry and the government’s abdication of responsibility jointly endanger free speech, writes Saurav Datta
Under new guidelines, Australian civil servants working for the prime ministers’s office caught criticising the government can be sanctioned for illicit social media use, Helen Clark reports
Edward Snowden’s revelations on the voracious appetite of spying on all and sundry by the National Security Agency and allied agencies should not give pause for too much comment, other than to affirm a general premise: Activists and non-government groups are to be feared.
Journalists continue to come under pressure from police and protesters in Brazil, according to a report released on 8 April, Simone Marques writes
The UK government is sneaking through a vast extension to pornographic prohibition. It’s so vaguely worded that it could cover 50 Shades of Grey (if filmed), Game of Thrones or Florentine statues. Jonathan Lindsell reports
Questions about the security of India’s giant biometric database continue to be raised by privacy advocates, Mahima Kaul reports
The trial of three journalists working for the Al Jazeera English Channel (AJE) was adjourned on Thursday until April 22, Shahira Amin reports
A recent study of Vladimir Putin’s gangster tendencies has been suppressed: not by the Kremlin, but by a UK academic publisher living in fear of England’s libel laws, writes Padraig Reidy
In the sixth attack on Express Media employees unknown assailants threw a hand grenade at the gate of Express News bureau chief’s house. Though no one was injured in Sunday’s incident, it highlights the dangers for Pakistan’s journalists, Zofeen Ebrahim reports
Recent moves to repeal sections of Australia’s Racial Discrimination Act have sparked public debate and anger on both sides of the political divide, Helen Clark reports
The British government is making it easier for those in power to break the law – and it’s using a fantasy about left-wing pressure groups to justify it, Alex Stevenson reports
