Armed Israeli police close Palestinian literary festival
Armed Israeli police attempted to halt the opening night of a prominent Palestinian literary festival in Jerusalem ordering a Palestinian theatre to close. Read more here
Censoring MPs’ expenses will break law says top QC
The House of Commons will break the law if it goes ahead with its plan to release a heavily censored version of MPs’ expenses claims, according to the leading barrister involved in a campaign to get the information published, Hugh Tomlinson QC. Read more here
Mozambican journalist receives death threats over cult coverage
A well-known Mozambican television journalist, Ercilio Zacarias, has been forced to move his family, after receiving anonymous death threats. It is suspected the death threats may arise from TIM news items that angered the powerful Brazilian cult, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD). Read more here
“You’re an idiot and I am a coward”
Comedy is too often constrained by preconceptions of audience reaction and the comic’s own self-censoring streak, says Robin Ince
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