Groups appeal for web freedom
Human rights groups are urging Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft not to become complicit in Internet censorship, declaring 12 March World Day Against Cyber Censorship.
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Expression in the Emirates
Dubai’s censorship extends far beyond book festivals, says Christopher Davidson
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Christian preacher banned from UK
Controversial American preacher Fred Phelps has been banned from entering the UK.
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Interview: Jonathan Heawood
English PEN director Jonathan Heawood was interviewed on the Little Atoms radio show last week by, er, me, and co-host Neil Denny. We discussed the origins of PEN, perceived limits of free expression, and the changes in censorship from a state-based to community-based phenomenon.
You can listen to the 30-minute interview here.