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					Don’t blame news polarisation on the internet…it’s not the technology, stupid!
				
The internet does not guarantee polarised news, argues Richard Fletcher.

					Free speech debates are more than ‘radicals’ vs ‘liberals’
				
Eric Heinze argues that the radicals and liberal grounds for free speech are not mutually exclusive.

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

					Hyperreality beats free speech in Turkey
				
Kerem Öktem describes the dramatic deterioration of Turkey’s media landscape after the attempted coup of July 2016.

					Noam Chomsky: Does America have uncensored, diverse, and trustworthy media?
				
Noam Chomsky talks about Edward Snowden, laws regulating historical memory, no-platforming, internet echo chambers and the lack of diversity in the American media.

					From another spectrum: the net neutrality debate in India
				
Nikhil Pandhi discusses the debate about net neutrality in India.

					A Turkish newspaper is shut down, condolences accepted
				
Ezgi Basaran cries out at the forced end of Radikal, the Turkish newspaper she used to edit.

					Citizens United: how the US Supreme Court struck down limits on corporate electioneering on the grounds of free speech
				
Max Harris analyses the case and the applicability of US First Amendment rights to corporations.

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

					‘No-platforming’ on university campuses: political correctness and the subversion of free speech
				
Monica Richter argues that no-platforming is more about censoring unpalatable views than protecting marginalised groups.

					Don’t ban no-platforming
				
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh argues that no-platforming is an expressive act that can expand the field of debate, rather than the denial of free speech.

					Ten arguments for – and against – ‘no-platforming’
				
Eric Heinze sets out the flaws in the commonly heard arguments for no-platforming.

					Sin pista alguna en Gaza: los medios occidentales y el conflicto árabe-israelí
				
John Lloyd explora la historia y debilidades de la cobertura de los medios occidentales y sugiere una manera en que la misma puede mejorarse.

					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. 

					Should the LSE’s Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society have asked people to cover up people wearing religious t-shirts?
				
At the London School of Economics Students’s Union Freshers’ Fair members of the Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Student Society were asked to cover up their T-shirts displaying a Jesus and Mo cartoon. This panel discussion discusses the freedom to offend and how to balance freedom of expression and civility.

					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.

					Egypt: the show is over
				
Bassem Youssef and the Egyptian struggle for freedom of speech.

					How an attempt at ‘libel tourism’ rebounded on a Tanzanian tycoon
				
A British citizen blogged about a Tanzanian media magnate involved in throwing her and her husband off their Tanzanian farm. He sued for libel in a British court. Dominic Burbidge explains.

					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.

					The long struggle to bury speech crimes in the English-speaking world
				
Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum look at how the ghost of the English Court of the Star Chamber has been used to suppress free speech. 

					Hong Kong: two systems, one country?
				
Samson Yuen and Kitty Ho argue that the stabbing of a former Hong Kong news editor is a symptom of a broader squeeze on the city’s freedoms.

					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.

					The importance of speaking Catalan
				
Pere Vilanova reflects on his personal experience of learning his ‘native’ tongue – as a third language.

					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.

					Who is threatening free speech in post-revolutionary Tunisia?
				
Middle East specialist Rory McCarthy examines the role of Islamist movement Ennahdha in shaping, and constraining, freedom of speech in Tunisia after the Arab Spring. 

					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.

					Why the US needs more open debate about its failures on race
				
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington must be the beginning of the discussion of race, not the end. Bassam Gergi discusses why the depoliticisation of race in the US is problematic and only open debate can lead to progress.

					¿Es Facebook sólo la nueva cámara de comercio y Twitter el nuevo telégrafo?
				
El teórico político Rob Reich discute qué adaptaciones necesitamos a medida que la libertad de expresión y de asociación se mueve rápidamente del mundo desconectado al mundo conectado. 

					Why ramp up internet surveillance in Nigeria?
				
The Nigerian government is rumoured to have sealed a $40m dollar contract for internet surveillance technology. There is no clear justification for this “secret” deal, and no assurance that the technology would be used fairly, given Nigeria’s lack of established rights for citizen privacy. By Nwachukwu Egbunike and Dominic Burbidge.

					Twitter, free speech, and sexism – an #outcry from Germany
				
Sarah Glatte explores the potential and pitfalls of social media in combating sexism.

					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.

					Martha Nussbaum: How can we best approach the challenge of religious difference?
				
Legal philosopher Martha Nussbaum gave the 2013 Dahrendorf Lecture, exploring how to live with religious diversity.

					Cuando quedarse callado es hablar
				
Stephen Meili compara el tratamiento que reciben las personas que se niegan a declarar su lealtad política en el Reino Unido y en Estados Unidos.

					¿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.

					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 bizarre story of how lippy librarians faced down a silly publisher
				
A university librarian faced a lawsuit over a critical blog post about the publishing house Edwin Mellen Press but online solidarity won out. By Dominic Burbidge.

					Is privacy getting lost in Google’s «cracks and crevices»?
				
A globally-effective privacy regime is a realistic goal, argues Ian Brown. But it needs giants like Google to get behind it.

					Jesus Christ Superstar? Not in Rostov, Russia
				
The Russian parliament’s vote in support of a declaration against acts offending religious sentiments is symptomatic of worrying trends, write Olga Shvarova and Dominic Burbidge.

					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.

					¿Cuándo se hace peligroso el discurso de incitación al odio? Tome en cuenta a Kenia y Ruanda
				
El venidero juicio contra el locutor Joshua Arap Sang plantea importantes interrogantes sobre las conexiones entre las palabras y la violencia, alega Katherine Bruce-Lockhart.

					The three George Orwells and the three Burmas
				
Timothy Garton Ash delivers the Orwell Lecture at an unprecedented literary festival in Rangoon. He talks about three Orwells and three Burmas.

					Periodista turco censurado clama por su libertad de expresión
				
Kerem Oktem presenta una traducción de la columna de Hasan Cemal que el periódico Milliyet se reusó a publicar.

					El sistema de alerta de derechos de autor: ¿más cerca de tu hogar?
				
La cuestión de cómo responder a una mayor diseminación no autorizada en el internet de materiales protegidos por los derechos de autor ha preocupado a los propietarios de los derechos de autor. Pero la propuesta de establecer un sistema de alerta de derechos de autor potencialmente erosiona la libertad de expresión, escribe Graham Reynolds.

					¿Está el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos simplemente defendiendo lo que no es controversial?
				
Un caso famoso de censura estatal en Austria destaca la tendencia de los gobiernos de ser condescendientes con la mayoría, dejando sin protección los puntos de vista controversiales. Por Michele Finck.

					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. 

					¿Birmania retrocede hacia los tiempos de la censura?
				
A pesar de sus argumentos a favor de la libertad de prensa, el gobierno ha creado una sorpresiva iniciativa que contiene provisiones muy opresivas y que vulneran al Consejo de Prensa que creó con anterioridad, escribe Ellen Wiles.

					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.

					Has the Strasbourg court allowed too much for local taboos?
				
At the European Court of Human Rights, the case of I.A. against Turkey in 2005 acted as a controversial precedent for limiting Article 10’s definition of freedom of expression in the name of religion, explains Michele Finck.

					La filosofía de expresión pública en China: ¿un caso de poca teoría?
				
La postura del gobierno chino sobre la libertad de expresión está orientada por una compleja pero inteligente filosofía. Rogier Creemers hace un diagnóstico de lo que está en juego. 

					“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.

					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. 

					Una intimidación cibernética que condujo a un suicidio
				
El 10 de octubre de 2012, la adolescente canadiense Amanda Todd se suicidó luego de años de intimidación y acoso cibernético. Judith Bruhn describe un impactante caso.

					“Speakers’ Corner” ¿Qué sería hoy en día?
				
Peter Bradley describe una iniciativa británica que promueve la libertad de expresión, el debate público y la acción ciudadana. 

					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.

					El asunto del Southern Weekly: ¿Más cerca del sueño chino?
				
2013 comenzó dramáticamente en China con un confortamiento entre periodistas y las autoridades de propaganda del estado sobre una editorial de año nuevo drásticamente reescrita. Timothy Garton Ash introduce la versión original y la versión finalmente publicada.

					Can the treatment of animals be compared to Nazi concentration camps?
				
Not in Germany, said the German courts. And the European Court of Human Rights agreed. 

					La práctica de la libertad
				
La líder por la democracia birmana Aung San Suu Kyi señala la importancia de la libertad de expresión pero enfatiza la idea budista del “hablar correcto”.

					The Nira Radia tapes controversy and the right to privacy
				
Should government-initiated phone hacking be made public if the recordings are in the public interest? Shubhangi Bhadada exposes the thin line in India between the right to privacy and freedom of expression.

					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.

					Tarun Tejpal: How has investigative journalism in India changed in the last 20 years?
				
Indian journalist and writer Tarun Tejpal speaks about development and corruption in India, and the role of investigative journalism.

					Arundhati Roy on national security & the Indian media
				
The award-winning Indian novelist and activist speaks to Manav Bhushan about the limits to free speech in India, including government censorship through the media and «goon squads».

					¡La Guerra no es cricket!
				
Un estudiante indio y otro pakistaní de Oxford reflexionan sobre cómo sus países reportaron la misma historia cada uno a su manera.

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

					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. 

					Después de dos años, ¿sigue siendo primavera en Túnez?
				
El 17 de diciembre de 2010 el vendedor ambulante tunecino Mohamed Bouazizi se inmoló -y comenzó la primavera árabe. A pesar de las presiones islámicas sobre la libertad de expresión y los derechos de las mujeres, Rory McCarthy continúa viendo una causa para la esperanza.

					¿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.

					Does freedom of expression give us a right to show videos of animals being crushed?
				
In 2010 president Barack Obama signed a law banning videos that depict animal cruelty. Judith Bruhn explores whether this is a justified restriction to freedom of expression.

					“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. 

					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.

					What are the best ways to facilitate internet usage in Mexico?
				
Aleph Molinari, founder of Fundación Proacceso ECO, speaks to Brian Pellot about why his Mexico-based non-profit organisation promotes information and communication technologies for development and why the internet should be considered a basic right.

					Brasil confronta a Google y es personal
				
Un alto ejecutivo de Google fue arrestado en Brasil cuando la compañía se rehusó a remover de YouTube videos que hacían acusaciones contra un candidato a una alcaldía local. Felipe Correo discute el caso.

					The silenced sex? Women’s voices in US election coverage
				
A new report shows only 12% of US election coverage on the abortion debate quotes women. Judith Bruhn explores why this under-representation of women’s voices is undermining women’s freedom of speech.

					Yahoo, free speech and anonymity in China
				
In 2002 Wang Xiaoning was sent to prison for 10 years after Yahoo passed on personal information Chinese authorities used to identify him. Judith Bruhn explores a case of conflicting laws and moral expectations.

					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. 

					Why the Arab world needs community radio
				
Social media and satellite television played a crucial role in the Arab uprisings, but Daoud Kuttab argues community radio must be embraced to effect positive change in the region.

					Eli Dourado: Why is anonymity important in ensuring transparency in international telecommunications?
				
The WCITLeaks.org co-founder discusses how anonymous uploads to his website are shedding light on the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications.

					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.

					Katalin Barsony on empowering Roma with technology
				
Romedia Foundation aims to disseminate an insider’s view of Romani issues, empower Romani activists and challenge stereotypes through new media.

					El “periodismo de sobre marrón” oprime a África subsahariana
				
Dominic Burbidge analiza la corrupción entre la clase política y los principales medios de comunicación que oprime el auténtico debate democrático en África.

					¿Es necesario tener un título para ejercer de periodista?
				
El Senado de Brasil restableció recientemente una ley que obliga a los periodistas a tener un título universitario. Por otro lado, una propuesta de enmienda constitucional podría restringir aún más la profesión. Un caso de Felipe Correa.

					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. 

					La protesta de las Pussy Riot en una iglesia no fue más que disidencia políticav
				
Olga Shvarova analiza la actuación de la banda de punk Pussy Riot contra el régimen de Putin en una iglesia de Moscú ¿Fue dicha actuación “vandalismo de odio religioso” o una expresión artística de disidencia política?

					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.

					Guilt by association: the London 2012 Olympics
				
The drive to control all references to the Olympic Games is part of a global creep of intellectual property law that has led to a «right of association», writes Teresa Scassa.

					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.

					El caso del ‘espía’ ruso
				
Igor Sutyagin, un investigador nuclear ruso condenado a 15 años por cargos de espionaje, fue víctima de un acuerdo de intercambio de espías en 2010. Por Olga Shvarova.

					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.

					Los “buscadores de personas” de China
				
Judith Bruhn analiza el fenómeno de los buscadores de personas en China, los cuales pueden ser herramientas útiles para combatir la corrupción política, pero también para someter a ciudadanos comunes a la humillación pública.

					¿Por qué ha de ser Amazon quien determine nuestros gustos y moral?
				
La tienda online ha recibido críticas por beneficiarse con libros electrónicos sobre terror o violencia. Jo Glanville sostiene que nadie debe decirnos qué leer.

					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 

					Qué ropa no usar
				
Maryam Omidi echa un vistazo a las prendas de vestir prohibidas en el mundo – y concluye que las mujeres tienden a ser el objetivo de códigos de vestimenta dogmáticos.

					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.

					Free speech in an unfair world
				
Free Speech Debate’s 10 draft principles benefit those in positions of privilege and power, writes Sebastian Huempfer.

					Fighting for free speech in an unjust world
				
A society in which free speech marginalises, rather than empowers, vulnerable citizens is a society in which our moral vision of universal free speech has not actually been achieved, writes Jeff Howard.

					Do anti-abortion protestors have free speech?
				
A pro-life campaigner and a pro-choice activist go head-to-head in this debate about the rise of US-style anti-abortion protests outside clinics in the UK.

					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.

					Ukraine: a raiders’ state
				
Ukrainian cultural journals have become the target of «raiders» – shady groups working on behalf of powerful interests who use bogus property claims to close down businesses, says Mykola Riabchuk.

					How should publishers respond to protests for and against the publication of the same essay?
				
In 2011, three Indian scholars called on OUP India to re-publish an essay which had been denounced by Hindu extremists. Less than two weeks later, the publisher reversed its earlier decision not to re-publish.

					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.

					Is China actually helping free media in Africa?
				
China may provide censorship tools to autocratic regimes in Africa, but western companies still dominate this market, writes Iginio Gagliardone, a post-doctoral fellow at Oxford University.

					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.

					Punishing users of extremist websites
				
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed a law to punish readers of websites promoting terrorism and violence, writes Clementine de Montjoye.

					Open government in Chongqing?
				
Environmental information is tightly controlled in China despite the existence of access to information regulations, writes Sam Geall.

					Mapping edits to Wikipedia from Africa
				
Egypt made more edits to Wikipedia than any other African country between 2010 and 2011, according to new research.

					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.

					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. 

					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.

					Hungary’s new media regulation
				
In 2010, the Hungarian prime minister passed a series of laws, giving excessive control over all private media to the government, writes Peter Bajomi-Lazar, a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford.

					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.

					Los daños del discurso del odio
				
Jeremy Waldron, profesor de teoría política y social en la Universidad de Oxford, argumenta a favor de la legislación contra el discurso del odio.

					Rede Globo & the 1989 Brazilian election
				
Beyond Citizen Kane, a documentary on the 1989 Brazilian election, argues that broadcaster Rede Globo manipulated the montage in favour of one of the two remaining candidates, writes Felipe Correa.

					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».

					Turkish journalists: Şık and Şener
				
In March 2011, two prominent investigative journalists were arrested in Turkey because of their alleged ties to a terrorist organisation. Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener faced 15 years’ imprisonment if they were convicted, write Funda Ustek and Irem Kok.

					Blasphemy law and violence in Pakistan
				
In 2009, Aasia Bibi, a Christian Pakistani woman was accused of blasphemy. The governor who called for a review of her case was killed two years later, writes Ayyaz Mallick.

					Ezra Levant: Why public powers are the real threat to internet freedom
				
Private powers are not a «large threat» to free speech, the Canadian lawyer and publisher tells Katie Engelhart. 

					Does money have the right to speak?
				
The US supreme court’s decision on Citizens United raises a vital issue: should corporations have the same free speech rights as individuals? Brian Pellot discusses the case.

					When doing nothing is free expression
				
In 2011, the Belarusian police arrested scores of people at a silent protest in Minsk. Annabelle Chapman looks at the case.

					Real names vs pseudonyms
				
Are Google+ and Facebook right to ban pseudonyms? Voice your opinion here. 

					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. 

					Courage and solidarity
				
Exceptional individuals have risked and sometimes given their lives for free expression. Name them here.

					The human microphone
				
The Occupy Wall Street movement adopted «the human microphone» in response to its lack of a permit for the use of amplified sound on public property in New York City. The human microphone embodies the pluralistic nature of the movement itself and serves to enhance its message, writes Casey Selwyn.

					La informante israelí
				
La informate israelí, Anat Kamm, filtró 2.000 documentos militares clasificados que obtuvo durante su servicio en la Fuerza de Defensa Israelí. Maryam Omidi se adentra en un debate entre la seguridad nacional y el interés público. 

					El proyecto de ley secreto de Sudáfrica
				
En noviembre de 2011, el Parlamento de Sudáfrica aprobó el proyecto de ley de protección de la información de Estado, una legislación que daría protección general a los secretos de Estado sin que en ella esté incorporada una clausula que recoja la del interés público general. Maryam Omidi explica el porqué de las preocupaciones que este proyecto de ley ha suscitado.

					Han Han, el bloguero chino
				
Con un número de lectores que sobrepasa los 300 millones, Han Han es una de las personalidades chinas más influyentes en Internet. Judith Bruhn ve su blog como un ejemplo de un ciudadano que de manera individual crea medios más abiertos y diversos en circunstancias difíciles.

					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.

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