Keeping the internet open
Punishing internet intermediaries for their content will have a chilling effect on free speech, says Kevin Bankston of the Centre for Democracy and Technology.
Frontline SMS: using mobile technology for social change
Amy O'Donnell explains how she's using text messages to help African radio stations engage their listeners on important political issues.
Does ACTA threaten online freedom of expression & privacy?
An academic, an NGO worker, a Member of European Parliament and an activist go head-to-head on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
Richard Sambrook on the BBC & impartiality
The former director of BBC Global News explains what Britain's historic public service broadcaster means by 'impartiality' - and why it has not always achieved it
Free speech in Turkey & the world – part two
Historian Halil Berktay discusses the denial by the Turkish state that the mass murders of hundreds of thousands of Armenians in 1915 constituted a genocide.
Free speech in Turkey & the world – part one
In the first past of this debate, research fellow Kerem Öktem argues that an individual's understanding of free speech is shaped by their personal history and geography.
Shami Chakrabarti on civility
The director of civil liberties group Liberty calls for a review of all speech crime legislation in the UK.
Tunisian Internet Agency defends net neutrality
Online censorship is futile as it can almost always be circumvented, says Moez Chakchouk, the head of the Tunisian Internet Agency.
On free speech: The fine art of activism
The third episode of the On Free Speech podcast features exclusive interviews with filmmaker Nick Sturdee on the Russian art collective Voina and stand-up comedian Tom Greeves on the UK's parody laws.
Wadah Khanfar on how the Arab Spring transformed journalism
The former head of Al-Jazeera denies allegations that the network was in any way partisan under his watch, a criticism frequently levelled at the broadcaster, which is funded by the emir of Qatar.
