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Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden’s ACLU lawyer, reflects on the state of and importance of the right to free speech in 2017. He argues we must not overuse the term ‘national security’ or surrender our right to privacy because we have nothing to hide, for we would not deny somebody the right to free speech because they had nothing to say. Policing the internet for extremist material Josh Cowls discusses the Oxford Internet Institute’s report on the complexities of balancing security and privacy online. Self-censorship in Israeli society, or: what can and cannot be said about Gaza Maja Sojref examines the subordination of free speech to politics and security in Israeli society. From taboo to tort – free speech and the Israeli ‘boycott law’ Maja Sojref examines how a law on the prevention of harm to the State of Israel exposes the tension between freedom of expression and national security. John Naughton: Are private superpowers a threat to free speech? John Naughton discusses the state of the internet, net neutrality and private companies. National Security: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site. Religion: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site. Privacy: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site Salman Rushdie: What have been the most important changes to free speech in the last 25 years? 25 years after the fatwa and the fall of the Berlin Wall, Salman Rushdie discusses with Timothy Garton Ash whether there is now more or less freedom of expression in Europe, worrying developments in India and his critical view of Edward Snowden. Vote for Hong Kong – on the streets and online In 2014, the citizens of Hong Kong staged an unofficial civil referendum in protest against the Beijing authorities’ attempts to undermine its independence. As Rebecca Wong reports, the majority of the votes were cast via a voting app on mobile phones. 中东国家进口的压迫工具 一份2014年6月从埃及内务部泄露出来的文件显示，埃及政府曾对打击亵渎神灵、讽刺挖苦和“道德败坏”的网络监控技术展开招标，Max Gallien写到，这些技术可能来自于西方。 荷兰一名14岁少年因推特恶作剧被捕 Max Harris和我们讨论了一名14岁的荷兰女孩在推特上的恶作剧如何造成她本人被捕，又如何引发关于言论自由的更大争议。 Egypt: the show is over Bassem Youssef and the Egyptian struggle for freedom of speech. National security and privacy: striking the balance Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum discuss the need to balance national security and privacy in the age of internet surveillance. The world through the eyes of Russian state television Robert Coalson looks at how Russian television depicts everything from the crisis in Ukraine to the war in Syria. In Ecuador, cartoonist gets the last laugh Kim Wilkinson looks at an unusual order to ‘correct’ a cartoon, and the cartoonist’s clever reply. Ann Wright: Is secrecy necessary for peace and diplomacy? Former US Diplomat Ann Wright speaks to Kim Wilkinson on the need for whistleblowers and institutions like WikiLeaks, but stresses that in some instances secrecy is necessary, such as in peace-making negotiations. The way Xi moves: free speech under assault in China Shi Yige examines different approaches to censorship in China, and argues that while internet controls might avail the leadership in the short term, they are unsustainable. Germans are not especially concerned about privacy and sovereignty Nazi past? Stasi past? Sebastian Huempfer challenges the conventional explanations for Germany’s strong reaction to Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA snooping. Assessing the state of free speech in Norway University of Oslo professor Tore Slaatta describes a pioneering project to evaluate freedom of expression in a whole country. 通过媒体辞令来阻挠自由言论 Martin Moore，媒体标准基金会的主任，指出英国媒体亏欠英国大众一次合理的关于媒体标准的辩论。 What does George Orwell mean to people in Burma? At the 2013 Irrawaddy Literary Festival, Burmese writers including Pascal Khoo Thwe and blogpoet Pandora talk about George Orwell in the country where he was once an imperial policeman. Thou shall not leak: Thomas Fingar on why leaking classified information is unnecessary and dangerous Thomas Fingar, 2013 winner of the Sam Adams Awards for Integrity in Intelligence, argues that leaking classified information from within the intelligence services is unnecessary and dangerous. Who is tracking the trackers? Use “Collusion” to find out. The debate raised by revelations of NSA surveillance has drawn our attention to how we are being tracked online. Sebastian Huempfer describes a new tool to show us how those electronic cookies crumble. Why did the famous Indian painter M.F Husain feel he had to leave India? Shruti Kapila, Patrick French and Faisal Devji discuss freedom of expression and the arts in India. Can a law-abiding liberal democracy be Big Brother? Jeff Howard explores the legal basis on which the US is collecting vast amounts of data on foreign and US citizens, despite the Fourth Amendment. The best director censored Ang Lee’s winning Oscar speech was censored in China to remove his special thanks to Taiwan. In defence of whistleblowing Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern has been an outspoken defender of whistleblowers and alternative media sources. A whistleblower’s argument Edward Snowden was not the first NSA official to sound the alarm. Thomas Drake, winner of the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence, makes his case to Free Speech Debate. When to be silent is to speak Stephen Meili examines the contrasting UK and US treatment of people who refuse to declare a political allegiance. When and where should extremists be allowed to march? Protests held by far right groups in ethnically diverse areas are provocation, but banning them can have undesired effects. Josh Black looks at a ban on the English Defence League in East London. The ‘Brandenburg test’ for incitement to violence In 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court made history by ruling that, to merit conviction, the violence advocated must be intended, likely and imminent. By Jeff Howard. 仇恨言论何时成为危险言论？以肯尼亚和卢旺达为例 Katherine Bruce-Lockhart认为即将对肯尼亚播音员Joshua Arap Sang进行的审判将为探讨语言和暴力之间的关系提出一些关键的问题。 Taming the gods: How should we deal with religious threats to free speech? At the 2013 Jaipur Festival, Ian Buruma, Reza Aslan, Ahdaf Souief and Timothy Garton Ash, in conversation with Shoma Chaudhury, talk about the relationship between religion and politics and how to deal with religious threats to free speech. 缅甸政府又重新陷入审查制度？ Ellen Wiles写到，尽管一直在说出版自由，但缅甸政府却令人惊讶地推出了一部新法，其中包扩了许多打压自由的条款，损害了政府创建的出版委员会的工作。 How has the internet changed the relationship between the writer and the state? The relationship between writers and the state is complex, multifaceted and changing. At the Jaipur Literature Festival 2013 a panel of experts explores some of the issues faced by writers around the world. 中国的公共言论哲学：没有足够的理论？ 中国政府对言论自由的态度源于一种复杂而富有智慧的哲学。Rogier Creemers试图厘清其中的缘由。 “摸老虎屁股…”肯尼亚政府反咬本国媒体 2006年，肯尼亚警方猛烈突击搜查标准集团传媒机构的办事处及印刷厂。政府害怕看到标准集团的报道吗？Dominic Burbidge深入探讨了这个有趣的案例。 Is the ‘hands-off’ internet different to internet freedom? At the invitation of Index of Censorship and the Editors Guild of India, Timothy Garton Ash joins Kirsty Hughes at a panel discussion in Delhi with Shri Ajit Balakrishnan, Shri Sunil Abraham and Ramajit Singh Chima. 《南方周末》事件：没有更接近中国梦吗? 中国在2013年伊始就爆发了记者与国家宣传部门的冲突: 起因是《南方周末》的元旦献辞遭到大规模删改。蒂莫西•加顿艾什向读者介绍了原本和最终本的英文翻译。 我们有权利向政府说谎吗？ 在1964年具有里程碑意味的“纽约时报诉苏利文案”中，美国最高法院裁定，对政府官员的批评，即便不是完全准确的，也必须受到保护。撰文：Jeff Howard The practice of freedom Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi stresses the importance of free speech but emphasises the Buddhist idea of “right speech”. 在菲律宾，小心您转发的内容 Purple S. Romero写道，菲律宾新出台的网络犯罪法将给予政府不受限制的权力监控互联网用户，关闭网站并监禁公民。 普拉沙德·布尚谈克什米尔的公民表决 印度最高法院的律师表示，如果克什米尔的领土纠纷不是通过公开讨论来解决，就有可能变成 “另一个阿富汗”。 Is self-regulation of the media in India sufficient? In a panel John Lloyd, T.R. Andhyarujina, Harish Salve and Daya Thussu discussed whether self-regulation can continue to remain a viable way forward for the Indian media. 阿兰达蒂·洛伊论印度媒体与国家安全 这位屡获大奖的印度小说家、社会活动家向Manav Bhushan介绍了印度政府是如何通过媒体和雇佣打手等方法来限制言论自由。 战争不是打板球！ 牛津大学的印度学生Zahra Shah和巴基斯坦学生Dedanshu Mukherjee反思了他们的国家如何从各自的角度讲述同一个故事。 The future of free speech Human Rights activist Aryeh Neier speaks about the future of free speech. Why Rwanda and Libya need free speech – and media regulation Jerry Timmins describes a new report on media in two post-conflict societies, and argues that countries like Britain should do more to support them. A sticky WCIT and the battle for control of the internet At the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), authoritarian governments staked worrying claims. But the US-dominated model of non-governmental internet governance brings its own problems, writes Alison Powell. Beware of the Clinton Paradox. Two years on, is it still spring in Tunisia? On 17 December 2010, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself – and began the Arab spring. Despite Islamist pressures on free speech and women’s rights, Rory McCarthy sees continued cause for hope. Brazil’s online crossroads between authoritarianism and democracy Despite Brazil’s democratic accomplishments, laws used to regulate websites date from the 1960s, giving arbitrary power to the state. A proposed ‘Marco Civil da Internet’ has the capacity to change this, writes Marcos Todeschini. Former British agent, Annie Machon: What is the case for whistleblowing? Former British MI5 agent Annie Machon revealed, together with David Shayler, alleged criminal behaviour within the agency. In an interview with Sebastian Huempfer she speaks about the need for official channels through which whistleblowers can voice their concerns. What is it like to be charged with libel for cybercrime in the Philippines? Filippino journalist Marites Vitug speaks about her experience being charged with libel for her investigative journalism, freedom of the press in the Philippines and the new cybercrime law. Ahmed Mansoor on blogging his way into a UAE prison One of the United Arab Emirate’s most prominent human rights activists, Ahmed Mansoor was imprisoned in 2011 for criticising the country’s leadership. Here he discusses the death threats, defamation campaigns and physical attacks he continues to face for speaking his mind. What are the biggest debates concerning Islam and free speech? FSD’s Katie Engelhart sat in on this Frontline Club debate to discuss controversy surrounding the YouTube video Innocence of Muslims. 印度的政治卡通: 讽刺还是煽动暴乱? 印度漫画家特里维迪（Assem Trivedi）被指控煽动暴乱。Manav Bhushan探讨印度刑法中一条过时的针对暴乱的条款如何被用来压制批评政府的声音。 雅虎与中国的言论自由和匿名权 2002年, 雅虎将王小宁的个人资料提交给中国当局, 他被判入狱十年。 Judith Bruhn和大家探讨了法律和道义之间的矛盾。 Has Innocence of Muslims ended the innocence of YouTube? Join us to debate the role internet platforms like YouTube should play in setting free speech agendas in your country, your language and across the world. Online editor Brian Pellot kicks off the discussion. Zambia’s secret freedom of information bill If a decade of stalled attempts to enact Zambia’s Freedom of Information bill seems comical, there is underlying tragedy in how politicians have fallen short of their free speech rhetoric, writes Dominic Burbidge. Censoring a billion voices to save a nation Manav Bhushan, an Indian member of the Free Speech Debate team, makes the case for blocking hate-filled websites in his country. Evgeny Morozov: What is the dark side of internet freedom? Author Evgeny Morozov highlights the dangers that sometimes emerge when governments and corporations harness the internet to serve their own objectives. Haiyan Wang: What is it like being an investigative journalist in China? Former investigative journalist Haiyan Wang describes the ways in which Chinese reporters push the boundaries of press freedom. Interview by Judith Bruhn. BBC对阿拉伯之春的报道是否中立？ 联合国前通讯事务总监Edward Mortimer认为BBC对阿拉伯之春的报道“基本上是中立的”。 俄罗斯的“间谍” Olga Shvarova写到，俄罗斯的核问题研究员伊戈尔·苏佳在2010年 发现自己成了一项间谍交换协议的主角，他后来因间谍罪被判处了15年有期徒刑。 非洲：媒体和言论自由 非洲高速未来记者项目的诺贝．西贝斯表示，“非洲人民缺乏自由地表达和促使政府负责的权力。” 支持恐怖主义的言论有罪吗？马萨诸塞州认为有罪 Jeff Howard写到，2012年，Tarek Mehanna被美国法院判处监禁17年半，罪名是密谋支持恐怖分子。 中国是否对非洲的媒体自由起了正面作用？ 牛津大学的博士后研究员Iginio Gagliardone称，虽然中国可能为非洲独裁政权提了供审查工具，但西方企业依然垄断着这个市场。 重庆的开放政府 Sam Geall撰文指出，尽管中国法律保障民众的知情权，但有关环境的信息依然受到了严格的控制。 Hasan Cemal: Freedom of expression in Turkey From communism to Kurdish separatism, the Turkish state has used a series of pretexts to deny freedom of expression to its citizens, says journalist Hasan Cemal. Moez Chakchouk: Can the Tunisian Internet Agency defend net neutrality? Online censorship is futile as it can almost always be circumvented, says Moez Chakchouk, the head of the Tunisian Internet Agency. 徐泽荣案件: 被重新列为国家机密的历史 Timothy Garton Ash写到，历史学家徐泽荣在2002年因泄露国家机密被判处13年徒刑。泄露的文件在他被判刑之后才被列为“国家机密”。 Patriot Act and FISA without end? How the Obama administration continues use of Bush-era powers to suppress legitimate debate about the needs of US national security. By Jeff Howard. Free speech at the heart of the Arab Spring – part two In the second part of this panel discussion just off Tahrir Square in Cairo, a panel of bloggers, journalists and human rights experts ask what are – and what should be – the limits to freedom of expression in Egypt today. Free speech at the heart of the Arab Spring – part one In this panel discussion just off Tahrir Square in Cairo, a panel of bloggers, journalists and human rights experts ask what are – and what should be – the limits to freedom of expression in Egypt today. 恶意言论的危害性 牛津大学社会与政治学教授杰里米·沃尔德伦（Jeremy Waldron）坚决主张对恶意言论实行立法。 麦康瑞：《联网者的认同》 ”全球之声“的联合创办人论政府、网络公司和公民之间的连接。 诺基亚西门子对滥用科技的看法 诺基亚西门子的媒体关系主管向言论自由大讨论讲述了专制政权滥用科技的现象，并介绍他们企业的人权尽责调查程序。 欧洲和中东能够就言论自由的原则达成共识吗？ 蒂莫西•加顿艾什在埃及ANU大学的演讲。 哈里德·法阿米论埃及的言论自由 开罗美国大学历史系主任哈里德·法阿米（Khaled Fahmy）认为获取信息的权利对民主而言至关重要。 巴基斯坦记者之死 Ayyaz Mallick写到，巴基斯坦记者萨利姆•沙扎德（Saleem Shahzad）在发表了一篇关于基地组织和巴基斯坦军方之间的联系的文章后被离奇死亡。 阎学通论普世价值体系 清华大学现代国际关系研究院院长阎学通认为一种价值至少需要世界一半以上人口认可才可以称得上是普世的。 温州动车追尾事故 2011年7月23日，两列行驶在甬台温铁路上的高速列车在东部沿海城市温州附近追尾，事故造成40人死亡，191人受伤。秦颖写道，一个星期之后几乎所有关于这次动车事故的报道都从报纸和电视媒体上消失了。 蒂莫西•加顿艾什在勃兰登堡门 言论自由大讨论的主任蒂莫西•加顿艾什在柏林牆倒塌的二十二周年紀念日讨论信息和通讯面临的新障碍。 朱利安•阿桑奇是记者吗？ Katie Engelhart写到，维基解密网站在2010年发布了第一批美国国务院机密电报，如果这个揭秘网站的创始人朱利安•阿桑奇能够被当作为记者，那么他应当受到宪法第一修正案的保护。 这些原则应肯定公众有权获取公共机构掌握的信息 开放社会正义研究所（Open Society Justice Institute）高级法律事务专员Sandra Coliver认为获取信息的权利对言论自由是至关重要的。 阿耶·纳尔谈言论自由 开放社会基金会主席阿耶·纳尔（Aryeh Neier）认为言论自由具有普世的启发意义，并谈到了集体诽谤和斯科基（Skokie）事件。 生物恐怖主义与禽流感 由于担心科研成果被生物恐怖主义份子利用，美国国家生物安全科学顾问委员会于2011年12月建议《科学》和《自然》杂志在发表一篇关于H5N1病毒的一个具有高度传染性的变种的论文时，删去其中的一些细节。Maryam Omidi将试论这一审查要求是否合理。 以色列的举报人 以色列的举报者Anat Kamm泄露了她在以色列国防军（IDF）服役时获取的2,000份机密军事文件。Maryam Omidi讨论国家安全和公共利益之间的纷争。 南非的国家机密法案 2011年的11月，南非国会通过了国家信息法案，对国家机密实行保护。但该法案没有公众利益抗辩条文，Maryam Omidi解释了这带来的隐患。 Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi: Should insults to religious beliefs be criminalised? The Iranian lawyer and Nobel peace prize winner talks to Free Speech Debate about freedom of expression in Iran and whether insults to religious and non-religious beliefs should be criminalised.
Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden’s lawyer: To what extent should government be allowed to curtail civil liberties for the sake of national security? Ben Wizner, Edward Snowden’s ACLU lawyer, reflects on the state of and importance of the right to free speech in 2017. He argues we must not overuse the term ‘national security’ or surrender our right to privacy because we have nothing to hide, for we would not deny somebody the right to free speech because they had nothing to say.
Policing the internet for extremist material Josh Cowls discusses the Oxford Internet Institute’s report on the complexities of balancing security and privacy online.
Self-censorship in Israeli society, or: what can and cannot be said about Gaza Maja Sojref examines the subordination of free speech to politics and security in Israeli society.
From taboo to tort – free speech and the Israeli ‘boycott law’ Maja Sojref examines how a law on the prevention of harm to the State of Israel exposes the tension between freedom of expression and national security.
John Naughton: Are private superpowers a threat to free speech? John Naughton discusses the state of the internet, net neutrality and private companies.
National Security: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site.
Religion: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site.
Privacy: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site
Salman Rushdie: What have been the most important changes to free speech in the last 25 years? 25 years after the fatwa and the fall of the Berlin Wall, Salman Rushdie discusses with Timothy Garton Ash whether there is now more or less freedom of expression in Europe, worrying developments in India and his critical view of Edward Snowden.
Vote for Hong Kong – on the streets and online In 2014, the citizens of Hong Kong staged an unofficial civil referendum in protest against the Beijing authorities’ attempts to undermine its independence. As Rebecca Wong reports, the majority of the votes were cast via a voting app on mobile phones.
National security and privacy: striking the balance Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum discuss the need to balance national security and privacy in the age of internet surveillance.
The world through the eyes of Russian state television Robert Coalson looks at how Russian television depicts everything from the crisis in Ukraine to the war in Syria.
In Ecuador, cartoonist gets the last laugh Kim Wilkinson looks at an unusual order to ‘correct’ a cartoon, and the cartoonist’s clever reply.
Ann Wright: Is secrecy necessary for peace and diplomacy? Former US Diplomat Ann Wright speaks to Kim Wilkinson on the need for whistleblowers and institutions like WikiLeaks, but stresses that in some instances secrecy is necessary, such as in peace-making negotiations.
The way Xi moves: free speech under assault in China Shi Yige examines different approaches to censorship in China, and argues that while internet controls might avail the leadership in the short term, they are unsustainable.
Germans are not especially concerned about privacy and sovereignty Nazi past? Stasi past? Sebastian Huempfer challenges the conventional explanations for Germany’s strong reaction to Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA snooping.
Assessing the state of free speech in Norway University of Oslo professor Tore Slaatta describes a pioneering project to evaluate freedom of expression in a whole country.
What does George Orwell mean to people in Burma? At the 2013 Irrawaddy Literary Festival, Burmese writers including Pascal Khoo Thwe and blogpoet Pandora talk about George Orwell in the country where he was once an imperial policeman.
Thou shall not leak: Thomas Fingar on why leaking classified information is unnecessary and dangerous Thomas Fingar, 2013 winner of the Sam Adams Awards for Integrity in Intelligence, argues that leaking classified information from within the intelligence services is unnecessary and dangerous.
Who is tracking the trackers? Use “Collusion” to find out. The debate raised by revelations of NSA surveillance has drawn our attention to how we are being tracked online. Sebastian Huempfer describes a new tool to show us how those electronic cookies crumble.
Why did the famous Indian painter M.F Husain feel he had to leave India? Shruti Kapila, Patrick French and Faisal Devji discuss freedom of expression and the arts in India.
Can a law-abiding liberal democracy be Big Brother? Jeff Howard explores the legal basis on which the US is collecting vast amounts of data on foreign and US citizens, despite the Fourth Amendment.
The best director censored Ang Lee’s winning Oscar speech was censored in China to remove his special thanks to Taiwan.
In defence of whistleblowing Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern has been an outspoken defender of whistleblowers and alternative media sources.
A whistleblower’s argument Edward Snowden was not the first NSA official to sound the alarm. Thomas Drake, winner of the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence, makes his case to Free Speech Debate.
When to be silent is to speak Stephen Meili examines the contrasting UK and US treatment of people who refuse to declare a political allegiance.
When and where should extremists be allowed to march? Protests held by far right groups in ethnically diverse areas are provocation, but banning them can have undesired effects. Josh Black looks at a ban on the English Defence League in East London.
The ‘Brandenburg test’ for incitement to violence In 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court made history by ruling that, to merit conviction, the violence advocated must be intended, likely and imminent. By Jeff Howard.
仇恨言论何时成为危险言论？以肯尼亚和卢旺达为例 Katherine Bruce-Lockhart认为即将对肯尼亚播音员Joshua Arap Sang进行的审判将为探讨语言和暴力之间的关系提出一些关键的问题。
Taming the gods: How should we deal with religious threats to free speech? At the 2013 Jaipur Festival, Ian Buruma, Reza Aslan, Ahdaf Souief and Timothy Garton Ash, in conversation with Shoma Chaudhury, talk about the relationship between religion and politics and how to deal with religious threats to free speech.
How has the internet changed the relationship between the writer and the state? The relationship between writers and the state is complex, multifaceted and changing. At the Jaipur Literature Festival 2013 a panel of experts explores some of the issues faced by writers around the world.
Is the ‘hands-off’ internet different to internet freedom? At the invitation of Index of Censorship and the Editors Guild of India, Timothy Garton Ash joins Kirsty Hughes at a panel discussion in Delhi with Shri Ajit Balakrishnan, Shri Sunil Abraham and Ramajit Singh Chima.
The practice of freedom Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi stresses the importance of free speech but emphasises the Buddhist idea of “right speech”.
Is self-regulation of the media in India sufficient? In a panel John Lloyd, T.R. Andhyarujina, Harish Salve and Daya Thussu discussed whether self-regulation can continue to remain a viable way forward for the Indian media.
Why Rwanda and Libya need free speech – and media regulation Jerry Timmins describes a new report on media in two post-conflict societies, and argues that countries like Britain should do more to support them.
A sticky WCIT and the battle for control of the internet At the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), authoritarian governments staked worrying claims. But the US-dominated model of non-governmental internet governance brings its own problems, writes Alison Powell. Beware of the Clinton Paradox.
Two years on, is it still spring in Tunisia? On 17 December 2010, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself – and began the Arab spring. Despite Islamist pressures on free speech and women’s rights, Rory McCarthy sees continued cause for hope.
Brazil’s online crossroads between authoritarianism and democracy Despite Brazil’s democratic accomplishments, laws used to regulate websites date from the 1960s, giving arbitrary power to the state. A proposed ‘Marco Civil da Internet’ has the capacity to change this, writes Marcos Todeschini.
Former British agent, Annie Machon: What is the case for whistleblowing? Former British MI5 agent Annie Machon revealed, together with David Shayler, alleged criminal behaviour within the agency. In an interview with Sebastian Huempfer she speaks about the need for official channels through which whistleblowers can voice their concerns.
What is it like to be charged with libel for cybercrime in the Philippines? Filippino journalist Marites Vitug speaks about her experience being charged with libel for her investigative journalism, freedom of the press in the Philippines and the new cybercrime law.
Ahmed Mansoor on blogging his way into a UAE prison One of the United Arab Emirate’s most prominent human rights activists, Ahmed Mansoor was imprisoned in 2011 for criticising the country’s leadership. Here he discusses the death threats, defamation campaigns and physical attacks he continues to face for speaking his mind.
What are the biggest debates concerning Islam and free speech? FSD’s Katie Engelhart sat in on this Frontline Club debate to discuss controversy surrounding the YouTube video Innocence of Muslims.
Has Innocence of Muslims ended the innocence of YouTube? Join us to debate the role internet platforms like YouTube should play in setting free speech agendas in your country, your language and across the world. Online editor Brian Pellot kicks off the discussion.
Zambia’s secret freedom of information bill If a decade of stalled attempts to enact Zambia’s Freedom of Information bill seems comical, there is underlying tragedy in how politicians have fallen short of their free speech rhetoric, writes Dominic Burbidge.
Censoring a billion voices to save a nation Manav Bhushan, an Indian member of the Free Speech Debate team, makes the case for blocking hate-filled websites in his country.
Evgeny Morozov: What is the dark side of internet freedom? Author Evgeny Morozov highlights the dangers that sometimes emerge when governments and corporations harness the internet to serve their own objectives.
Haiyan Wang: What is it like being an investigative journalist in China? Former investigative journalist Haiyan Wang describes the ways in which Chinese reporters push the boundaries of press freedom. Interview by Judith Bruhn.
Hasan Cemal: Freedom of expression in Turkey From communism to Kurdish separatism, the Turkish state has used a series of pretexts to deny freedom of expression to its citizens, says journalist Hasan Cemal.
Moez Chakchouk: Can the Tunisian Internet Agency defend net neutrality? Online censorship is futile as it can almost always be circumvented, says Moez Chakchouk, the head of the Tunisian Internet Agency.
Patriot Act and FISA without end? How the Obama administration continues use of Bush-era powers to suppress legitimate debate about the needs of US national security. By Jeff Howard.
Free speech at the heart of the Arab Spring – part two In the second part of this panel discussion just off Tahrir Square in Cairo, a panel of bloggers, journalists and human rights experts ask what are – and what should be – the limits to freedom of expression in Egypt today.
Free speech at the heart of the Arab Spring – part one In this panel discussion just off Tahrir Square in Cairo, a panel of bloggers, journalists and human rights experts ask what are – and what should be – the limits to freedom of expression in Egypt today.
温州动车追尾事故 2011年7月23日，两列行驶在甬台温铁路上的高速列车在东部沿海城市温州附近追尾，事故造成40人死亡，191人受伤。秦颖写道，一个星期之后几乎所有关于这次动车事故的报道都从报纸和电视媒体上消失了。
朱利安•阿桑奇是记者吗？ Katie Engelhart写到，维基解密网站在2010年发布了第一批美国国务院机密电报，如果这个揭秘网站的创始人朱利安•阿桑奇能够被当作为记者，那么他应当受到宪法第一修正案的保护。
这些原则应肯定公众有权获取公共机构掌握的信息 开放社会正义研究所（Open Society Justice Institute）高级法律事务专员Sandra Coliver认为获取信息的权利对言论自由是至关重要的。
生物恐怖主义与禽流感 由于担心科研成果被生物恐怖主义份子利用，美国国家生物安全科学顾问委员会于2011年12月建议《科学》和《自然》杂志在发表一篇关于H5N1病毒的一个具有高度传染性的变种的论文时，删去其中的一些细节。Maryam Omidi将试论这一审查要求是否合理。
Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi: Should insults to religious beliefs be criminalised? The Iranian lawyer and Nobel peace prize winner talks to Free Speech Debate about freedom of expression in Iran and whether insults to religious and non-religious beliefs should be criminalised.
