Index on Censorship

Alber Saber ran an atheist group on Facebook and the prosecution is based on comparative religion material found on his bookshelf and statements critical of Islam found on his computer.

The UK government’s plans to store information on every citizen’s use of email, the web and phones have been dealt a serious blow by a parliamentary committee report.

Diverging opinions have emerged both among British politicians and within the IFEX community following the release of Lord Justice Leveson’s report into media ethics in the UK.

A number of proposals put forth at the World Conference on International Telecommunications could fundamentally change the way the Internet works, in particular by putting governments in control of Internet governance and moving away from a multi stakeholder model.

While welcoming moves to implement measures that guarantee media independence, IFEX-TMG calls on the Tunisian government to fully respect free expression in the new Constitution and put an end to attacks on journalists and artists.

David Cecil faces two years in jail on a charge of “disobeying lawful orders” after refusing to let the authorities suspend his play about a gay business man in Uganda.

Index on Censorship calls into question Israeli spokesperson’s statement on the legitimacy of attacks on Hamas-affiliated media in the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza strip.

While they exist harmoniously on paper, free expression and religion often conflict in practice, and free speech is often trampled in the name of protecting religious sensibilities – whether through self-censorship or legislation that censors.