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					Data visualisations: why facts don’t speak for themselves
				
William Allen calls for a robust debate of how data are presented.

					Wikipedia at 15: The sum of human knowledge?
				
Martin Poulter, Wikimedian in residence at Oxford University, considers the active encyclopedia’s first 15 years.

					Chicago university’s free speech policy
				
Timothy Garton Ash introduces the report of a committee on freedom of expression at the University of Chicago

					¿Quién debe tirar del gatillo?
				
Sarah Glatte explora la controversia sobre las advertencias de material sensible desencadenante y pregunta si ello ayuda o impide la libertad de expresión.

					John Naughton: Are private superpowers a threat to free speech?
				
John Naughton discusses the state of the internet, net neutrality and private companies.

					Has Demotix democratised journalism?
				
Demotix founder Turi Munthe discusses the role of citizen journalism and Demotix in today’s media environment.

					What is right speech and why is it important?
				
Leslie Green argues that Buddhist ideas  about avoiding divisive, abusive and  false speech can help us live together well in free societies

					Privacy: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal.
				
Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site

					US Supreme Court strikes down law creating ‘buffer zone’ around abortion clinics
				
In the case of McCullen v Coakley, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling about restrictions on speech around abortion clinics.  Max Harris explains.

					EU versus intellectual freedom?
				
In a bid to synchronise hate crimes, the EU is seeking unity amongst members states against the denial of historical injustices. Is this the EU versus member states’ appreciation of intellectual freedom? Luigi Cajani explains.

					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.

					Homage to Catalan
				
Timothy Garton Ash introduces a translation of our ten principles into Catalan and a reflection on having Catalan as your native language. 

					Our draft principles and introduction in Catalan
				
Our draft principles, and Timothy Garton Ash’s personal introduction, have been translated into Catalan.

					What really threatens free expression in India
				
Faisal Devji explores the deeper lessons from the forced withdrawal of an ‘alternative history’ of the Hindus. 

					El uso de la retórica de la libertad de prensa para hacer fracasar a la libertad de expresión
				
Martin Moore, director de Media Standards Trust, alega que la prensa británica le ha negado al público británico un debate apropiado sobre la regulación de la prensa.

					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.

					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.

					¿Necesita la India su informe Leveson?
				
Arghya Sengupta analiza el intenso debate sobre la regulación de los medios al que se enfrenta la India, y la sombra del “Estado de emergencia” de la década de 1970 que se cierne sobre las diferentes alternativas, desde la fallida autorregulación a una propuesta de ley para crear un organismo supervisor de la prensa.

					¿Libertad para la historia? El caso contra las leyes de memoria
				
Josie Appleton habla con Pierre Nora y Olivier Salvatori sobre la iniciativa Liberté por l’Histoire en Francia.

					Prohibido preguntar, prohibido decir
				
Las leyes de protección de datos ahora afectan la vida de todos pero aquellos que viven en la Unión Europea próximamente verán cambios altamente restrictivos en las regulaciones, escribe David Erdos. Ha llegado el momento para que aquellos que trabajan en la investigación académica alcen la voz. 

					La publicación académica en (lenta) transición para el acceso abierto
				
Las revistas académicas de “acceso abierto” dan acceso gratuito a artículos y facilitan la diseminación de conocimiento y de referencias. Sin embargo, la transición es lenta, escribe Cristobal Cobo. 

					“If you rattle a snake…” The Kenyan government bites its media
				
 In 2006 the Kenyan police violently raided the offices and printing press of the Standard Group media organisation. What was the government afraid of seeing reported? Dominic Burbidge explores a revealing case.

					La libertad de expresión tal como es vista por un creyente de una religión Abrahámica
				
El Islam, el Cristianismo y el Judaísmo son a menudo acusadas de querer restringir la libertad de expresión. Dominic Burbidge sugiere una perspectiva radicalmente diferente, desde adentro del sistema de pensamiento de la fe Abrahámica.

					The late Ronald Dworkin on ‘How universal is liberalism?’
				
To honour the memory of Ronald Dworkin, a brilliant philosopher and advocate of free speech, we post his remarkable 2012 Dahrendorf Lecture.

					El futuro de la libertad de expresión
				
El activista de derechos humanos Aryeh Neier habla sobre el futuro de la libertad de expresión.

					Prevent harm, allow offence?
				
Robert Simpson suggests a way to distinguish between harm and offence.

					The 10 draft principles in Hungarian
				
Read our 10 draft principles translated into Hungarian.

					¿Libre, pero no capaz?
				
El alfabetismo es el elemento esencial para cualquiera sociedad con libertad de expresión, evidenciado no solo en las grandes estadísticas, sino en las vidas de aquellos que más lo necesitan. Informa Dominic Burbidge.

					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.

					“You are the problem, not the solution”
				
We regularly highlight comments that have made an impression on us. Today’s comment comes from our user Howard Hill who is challenging the validity of the idea of the project. 

					A university of less-than-liberal arts?
				
Should Yale University refuse to operate in Singapore where human rights and free expression face significant restrictions? Katie Engelhart weighs the arguments for and against.

					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. 

					Tras el rastro de los antiguos libros egipcios
				
El historiador Khaled Fahmy investiga el caso de 165 libros de medicina que dejaron Egipto para reaparecer en una pequeña biblioteca de Nueva York, y analiza cómo la censura del gobierno continúa reprimiendo el conocimiento en Egipto tras la revolución.

					La caricatura del libro de texto en India
				
En mayo de 2012, el parlamento de la India retiró una serie de libros de texto que contenían una caricatura política que, según algunos diputados, resultaba denigrante. Antoon De Baets plantea si la reputación, los derechos y la moral pública deben prevalecer sobre la libertad de expresión en el ámbito educativo.

					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.

					Burbujas lingüísticas en Internet: ¿la última frontera?
				
Scott A. Hale explora el papel de la lengua en la búsqueda y difusión de información en Internet.

					El Mein Kampf de Hitler como sátira
				
El comediante Alemán Serdar Somuncu recita extractos del Mein Kampf para resaltar lo absurdo de la propaganda de Hitler, escribe Sebastian Huempfer.

					Polémica por el nuevo libro de historia de Japón
				
Un libro de historia resta importancia al imperialismo japonés y causa controversia nacional e internacional. Por Ayako Komine y Naoko Hosokawa.

					La importancia de la alfabetización Braille
				
En 2010, el Canadian National Institute for the Blind (Instituto Nacional Canadiense para los Invidentes/ CNIB, por sus siglas en inglés) casi cierra su biblioteca debido a un asunto de fondos. Sin embargo, algunos argumentan que aquellos que no pueden leer Braille son comparables a los analfabetas, escribe Katie Engelhart.

					How open access to scientific journals can help the developing world
				
Open access publishing models are having a significant impact on the dissemination on scientific information but their impact on the developing world is uncertain, writes Jorge L Contreras.

					La ley del genocidio armenio de Francia
				
En enero de 2012, el Senado francés aprobó una ley que penaliza la negación de cualquier genocidio reconocido por el estado. Un caso de Clementine de Montjoye.

					Tim Berners-Lee: Are stretch-friends the future of the internet?
				
Tim Berners-Lee argues that stretch friends, individuals who are outside of your social circle online, will help break down cultural barriers 

					Storyful: verificando el periodismo ciudadano
				
Malachy Browne, editor de noticias de Storyful, explica cómo la agencia de noticias de los medios sociales valida los contenidos de noticias de la web en tiempo real.

					The knowledge commons: research and innovation in an unequal world
				
To mark the launch of the St Antony’s International Review, a panel of experts discuss Ushahidi technology, academic journals in Latin America and the geographies of the world’s knowledge. 

					Moving towards the zettabyte era
				
According to a new report, annual global internet traffic will increase nearly fourfold between 2011 and 2016, moving us into the zettabyte era, writes Maryam Omidi.

					Un día en la vida de un científico del clima
				
Un asesor sénior de la Canciller alemana Angela Merkel expresa que es cuestión de tiempo antes de que se asesine a un científico del clima, escribe Maryam Omidi.

					Did Tamiflu work? How can we know if we can’t find out?
				
Medical science frequently favours commercial interests over free speech, writes Deborah Cohen of the BMJ.

					The vital presence of the past
				
History is a sensitive issue in China with some of it desperately remembered and some, deliberately forgotten, writes Judith Bruhn.

					Teaching creationism in US schools
				
A new Tennessee law will permit teachers to discuss creationism alongside theories of evolution, writes Casey Selwyn.

					ACTA: Open agreement secretly arrived at?
				
The secretive approach adopted by parties in negotiating the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement constrained the ability of the public to challenge limits on free expression, writes Graham Reynolds.

					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.

					(No) reportando la homosexualidad en el Medio Oriente
				
Los medios de comunicación en el Medio Oriente no reportan los temas relacionados con la homosexualidad de igual forma en que cubren otras noticias. Por Brian Pellot.

					Death of a journalist in Pakistan
				
Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad was found dead after publishing an article on the links between al-Qaida and Pakistan’s military, writes Ayyaz Mallick.

					La vida privada de un héroe nacional
				
Un documental representando al fundador de la República Turca, Kemal Atatürk, como un “alcohólico libertino” fue visto como un ataque a la “identidad Turca”, escriben Irem Kok y Funda Ustek.

					Google Street View in Germany
				
In March 2011, a Berlin court ruled that Google Street View was not illegal after a private citizen filed a lawsuit, claiming the technology was an infringement of her property and privacy rights. Sebastian Huempfer looks at the case. 

					How Turkish taboos perpetuate immaturity
				
Professor Ayşe Kadıoğlu of Sabancı University speaks of her experience growing up in Turkey where taboos, many imposed by law, have trapped citizens «in a state of immaturity».

					Free Speech Debate launch with Jimmy Wales
				
For those of you who missed it first time round, here’s Timothy Garton Ash, director of Free Speech Debate, speaking to the Wikipedia co-founder, a day after the encyclopedia’s English pages were blacked out in protest against two anti-piracy bills in the US. They talk about SOPA and PIPA, the controversial Muhammad cartoons and Wikipedia’s decision to go dark.

					Aids denialism in South Africa
				
South African President Thabo Mbeki appealed to principles of free speech in his defence of Aids denialism. A case study by Casey Selwyn.

					The principles should affirm the public’s right to information held by public bodies
				
Sandra Coliver, senior legal officer at the Open Society Justice Initiative, says the right to information is essential for freedom of expression. 

					Bioterrorismo y la gripa aviar
				
En diciembre del 2011, la Junta Asesora Nacional de la Ciencia para Seguridad Biológica de Estados Unidos solicitó a las revistas académicas Science y Nature que editaran un estudio sobre una forma de fácil transmisión del virus H5N1 por miedo de que bioterroristas le dieran un uso equivocado. Maryam Omidi considera si este requerimiento de censura fue válido.

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