Indian cartoonist arrested on sedition charges
The arrest of an anti-corruption cartoonist in India on sedition charges has sparked outrage. Marta Cooper reports (more…)
South Africa’s Secrecy Bill: A threat to press freedom or an awakening?
South Africa’s parliament is in its final stages of reviewing a bill that, if passed, could have severe implications for press freedom in the country and the African continent. The Protection of State Information Bill (also known as the Secrecy Bill) could result in the imprisonment of journalists and whistleblowers who possess, publish or leak state secrets for up to 25 years.
Obama’s free speech record
Barack Obama’s administration cast free speech aside in its pursuit of file sharers and whistleblowers, says Mark Rumold
Web 2.0: Don’t shoot the messenger
Search engines and social networking sites are at the heart of Web 2.0. To unreasonably threaten them with liability for user content misses the point, says Marta Cooper (more…)