الگ کئيے گئے 'Defamation' کے حساب سے جس ميں 122 مضامين شامل ہيں menuاہم الفاظ کے ذریعے موضوعات ڈھونڈیں Access (8)Anonymity (4)Arab Spring (5)Art (4)Article 19 (3)Atheism (1)Blasphemy (8)Blogger (2)Brazil (1)Burma (1)Celebrity (1)Censorship (4)China (2)Christianity (2)Civility (11)Copyright (2)Corruption (1)Defamation (10)Democracy (7)Denialism (1)Discrimination (3)Education (9)Egypt (3)Europe (1)Facebook (1)Freedom (12)Gaza conflict (1)Genocide (1)Germany (2)Google (2)Governance (4)Hate speech (7)Hinduism (1)History (8)Homosexuality (2)Hunger strike (1)India (7)Internet (10)Internet companies (1)Islam (9)Israel (1)Journalism (10)Knowledge (9)Language (4)Latin America (1)Law (16)Liberalism (3)Literature (3)Media (18)Middle East (9)Minorities (4)Money (3)Morality (1)Multiculturalism (6)National security (9)Net neutrality (3)Nudity (1)Open source (1)Pakistan (3)Palestine (1)Politics (16)Pornography (2)Power (16)Privacy (7)Protest (7)Public Morality (4)Radio (1)Regulation (2)Religion (12)Reputation (5)Right to information (16)Satire (2)Saudi Arabia (2)Social media (5)Sport (1)Technology (5)Terrorism (2)Turkey (5)Twitter (2)United Kingdom (4)United States (5)Violence (11)Whistleblowing (1)Wikileaks (1)Wikipedia (1) The ‘lying press’ and the crisis of confidence in German media Maja Sojref and Sarah Glatte explore the growing public disillusionment with the mainstream press in Germany. Rafael Marques and defamation law in Angola Andreia Reis examines the prosecution of Rafael Marques and how free speech has been constrained in Angola. Google grapples with the ‘right to be forgotten’ Katie Engelhart attends the public hearing of Google’s Advisory Council, set up in response to a European Court of Justice judgement. 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. 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 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. کیا ہندوستان کو بھی اپنے لیویسن کی ضرورت ہے؟ ہندوستان میں بھی میڈیا ریگولیشن پر ایک زبردست بحث چل رہی ہے. آرگھیا سینگپتا کہ ناکام سیلف ریگولیشن سے قانونی ریگولیشن تک کے اقدام پر ١٩٧٠ کی ایمرجنسی کے اثرات پر روشنی ڈالتے ہیں. 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. Brigitte Bardot’s repeated convictions for inciting racial hatred Should a world famous actress be allowed to denounce an ‘overpopulation’ by foreigners? By Michèle Finck. 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. Cyber-bullying that led to suicide On 10 October 2012 the Canadian teenager Amanda Todd committed suicide after years of cyber-bullying and harassment. Judith Bruhn describes a shocking case. A right to lie about government? In the landmark case of New York Times v Sullivan, in 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that criticism of public officials must be protected, even if some of the claims were inaccurate. Jeff Howard explains. آزادی پر عمل برما کی جمہوریت کی حامی رہنما آنگ سان سو کی آزادیِ اظہارِ راۓ کی اہمیت پر اصرار کرتی ہیں لیکن بدھ مت کے "صحیح اظہارِ راۓ” کے نظریہ پر بھی زور دیتی ہیں. In the Philippines, be careful of what you retweet A new cybercrime law in the Philippines would give unfettered powers to the state to monitor internet users, take down websites and imprison citizens writes Purple S. Romero The future of free speech Human Rights activist Aryeh Neier speaks about the future of free speech. 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. 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. Brazil confronts Google – and it’s personal A top Google executive was arrested in Brazil when the company refused to remove YouTube videos that made accusations against a local mayoral candidate. Felipe Correa discusses the case. کیا گوگل کا الگورتھم کسی سیاستدان کی بیوی کو بدنام کر سکتا ہے؟ سابقہ جرمن صدر کی اہلیہ ‘بیٹنہ ولف’ کا نام اگر گوگل میں ٹائپ کیا جاۓ تو آٹو کمپلیٹ آپشن اس کے آگے ‘ایسکورٹ (طوائف)’ لگا دیتا ہے. کیا الگورتھم کی طرف سے یہ اضافہ بدنامی کا ایک طریقہ ہے؟ سباسچین ہمپفر اس کیس پر روشنی ڈالتے ہیں. 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. اورلانڈو فگیس اور گمنام زہریلا قلم ایک تاریخدان کا اپنے مدمقابل کی کتاب کے بارے میں امیزون پر انتہائی تنقیدی جائزے لکھنے میں کیا غلط ہے؟ اس دردناک اور ساتھ ساتھ مزاحیہ کیس سے ابھرنے والے سوالات پر کیٹی اینگلہارٹ روشنی ڈالتی ہیں. 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. جب آئ فون خطرناک ہو سکتا ہے پیٹر مولنار لکھتے ہیں کہ موبائل آلات کی بڑھتی ہوئی رفتار اور پھیلاؤ نے آن لائن ‘نفرت آمیز گفتگو و تقریر’ کا سیاق و سباق بدل دیا ہے. ہندوستان میں نصابی کتابوں کا کارٹون افیئر مئی ٢٠١٢ میں ہندوستان کی پارلیمنٹ نے سکولوں کی نصابی کتابوں کی ایک ایسی کھیپ کو ہٹا لیا جن میں ایک ایسا سیاسی کارٹون موجود تھا جس کو کئی ایم پیوں نے بے عزتی کا باعث سمجھا. انٹون دے بیٹس اس بارے میں بات کرتے ہیں کے کیا عزت، حقوق اور عام اخلاقیات کو تعلیمی سلسلے میں آزادی اظہار راۓ پر فوقیت حاصل ہونی چاہیئے؟ China’s human flesh search engines While China’s human flesh search engines can help reveal government corruption they can also be used to humiliate ordinary citizens, writes Judith Bruhn. Japan: Korean ‘comfort women’ photo exhibit sabotaged A South Korean photographer explains his ordeal in holding an exhibition in Japan that documents ageing ‘Comfort Women’, writes Lee Yoo Eun. Maureen Freely: Why is there a sustained hate campaign against the Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk? Writer Maureen Freely talks about the sustained hate campaign in Turkey against the author and Nobel prize winner Orhan Pamuk. A day in the life of a climate scientist A senior advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it is only a matter of time before a climate scientist is killed, writes Maryam Omidi. Landmark libel bill falls short of expectations The new defamation bill fails to address some of the most important issues, including restrictions on the ability of corporations to sue for libel, writes Jonathan Heawood, director of English PEN. Why hate speech should not be banned Restrictions on hate speech are not a means of tackling bigotry but of rebranding often obnoxious ideas or arguments are immoral, argues writer Kenan Malik. Why defamation laws do not protect vulnerable holders of faith Three human rights experts scrutinise the defamation of religion, which they argue misses the point by protecting faith but not vulnerable believes Susan Benesch: What is the difference between hate speech and dangerous speech? Susan Benesch, senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, discusses hate speech and dangerous speech with Timothy Garton Ash Ezra Levant: "I don’t believe hate speech is a crime” "If you don’t ever feel hate, you have a broken personality,” says Canadian lawyer and publisher Ezra Levant. نفرت آمیز تقریر کے نقصانات آکسفورڈ یونورسٹی کے سماجی اور سیاسی تھیوری کے پروفیسر جیریمی والڈرن نفرت آمیز گفتگو اور تقریر کے خلاف قانون ہونے کی ضرورت کے بارے میں بات کرتے ہیں. The Mexican journalist and the ‘alcoholic’ president Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui was fired for publicly calling on President Felipe Calderón to clarify rumours that he suffered from alcoholism, writes Felipe Correa. جے پور ادبی میلا یہ معلوم ہونے کے بعد کہ ‘ممبئی کے اندر ورلڈ سے تعلق رکھنے والے والے پیشہ ور قاتل’ ان کی جان کے پیچھے ہیں مصنف سلمان رشدی نے جے پور کے ادبی میلے پر اپنی شرکت منسوخ کر دی، ماناؤ بھوشن لکھتے ہیں. Irshad Manji on Allah, Liberty and Love: Why offence is a sign of truly free speech The director of the Moral Courage Project says so-called ‘respect’ for Muslims is often lined with fear and "low expectations” of those practising the faith. ایک قومی ہیرو کی نجی زندگی ارم کوک اور فنڈا اسٹک ایک ایسی ڈاکومنٹری کے بارے میں لکھتے ہیں جس میں ترکش جمہوریت کے بانی کمال اتاترک کو ایک ‘بدمعاش شرابی’ کے طور پر دکھایا گیا اور جس کو ترکی کے اقدار پر ایک حملے کے طور پر لیا گیا. ترکی میں ممانعت نا پختگی کو کس طرح مزید رائج کرتی ہے سبانکی یونیورسٹی کی پروفیسر آآئیسے کادیوگلو ترکی میں پرورش پانے کے تجربے کا ذکر کرتی ہیں جہاں قانونی ممانعت نے شہریوں کو ناپختگی کا شکار کر دیا ہے The right of reply in Germany Germany has a statutory right of reply in the media. Maximilian Ruhenstroth-Bauer explains a path to defending your reputation without going to court. Max Mosley: What is the difference between privacy and reputation? The former head of Formula One racing’s governing body talks about the difficulty of countering sensational claims made in a globally reported tabloid story. Singh v the British Chiropractic Association In 2008, the British Chiropractic Association launched a defamation lawsuit against science writer Simon Singh over an op-ed in which he suggested chiropractors lacked evidence for some of their medical claims. Maryam Omidi examines the case. Geert Wilders on trial In 2011, Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders was cleared of charges of group defamation, incitement to hatred and discrimination against Muslims. Rutger Kaput looks at the case. Tom Cruise sues South Park Manav Bhushan and Casey Selwyn question whether it was right for Tom Cruise to threaten to sue US show South Park over an episode that depicted Scientology in a pejorative manner and blatantly hinted that he was gay. Aryeh Neier: Why more speech is the cure to bad speech The president of the Open Society Foundations talks about free speech as a universal aspiration, group libel and the Skokie controversy. Criticism of the Thai king US blogger Joe Gordon was sentenced to two and a half years in a Thai prison for publishing links on his blog to an unauthorised biography of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej. A case study by Maryam Omidi. What does ‘reputation’ mean? The definition of ‘reputation’ is hard to pin down and has varied from age to age and place to place. Let us know your understanding of the word here.
The ‘lying press’ and the crisis of confidence in German media Maja Sojref and Sarah Glatte explore the growing public disillusionment with the mainstream press in Germany.
Rafael Marques and defamation law in Angola Andreia Reis examines the prosecution of Rafael Marques and how free speech has been constrained in Angola.
Google grapples with the ‘right to be forgotten’ Katie Engelhart attends the public hearing of Google’s Advisory Council, set up in response to a European Court of Justice judgement.
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.
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 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.
کیا ہندوستان کو بھی اپنے لیویسن کی ضرورت ہے؟ ہندوستان میں بھی میڈیا ریگولیشن پر ایک زبردست بحث چل رہی ہے. آرگھیا سینگپتا کہ ناکام سیلف ریگولیشن سے قانونی ریگولیشن تک کے اقدام پر ١٩٧٠ کی ایمرجنسی کے اثرات پر روشنی ڈالتے ہیں.
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.
Brigitte Bardot’s repeated convictions for inciting racial hatred Should a world famous actress be allowed to denounce an ‘overpopulation’ by foreigners? By Michèle Finck.
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.
Cyber-bullying that led to suicide On 10 October 2012 the Canadian teenager Amanda Todd committed suicide after years of cyber-bullying and harassment. Judith Bruhn describes a shocking case.
A right to lie about government? In the landmark case of New York Times v Sullivan, in 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that criticism of public officials must be protected, even if some of the claims were inaccurate. Jeff Howard explains.
آزادی پر عمل برما کی جمہوریت کی حامی رہنما آنگ سان سو کی آزادیِ اظہارِ راۓ کی اہمیت پر اصرار کرتی ہیں لیکن بدھ مت کے "صحیح اظہارِ راۓ” کے نظریہ پر بھی زور دیتی ہیں.
In the Philippines, be careful of what you retweet A new cybercrime law in the Philippines would give unfettered powers to the state to monitor internet users, take down websites and imprison citizens writes Purple S. Romero
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.
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.
Brazil confronts Google – and it’s personal A top Google executive was arrested in Brazil when the company refused to remove YouTube videos that made accusations against a local mayoral candidate. Felipe Correa discusses the case.
کیا گوگل کا الگورتھم کسی سیاستدان کی بیوی کو بدنام کر سکتا ہے؟ سابقہ جرمن صدر کی اہلیہ ‘بیٹنہ ولف’ کا نام اگر گوگل میں ٹائپ کیا جاۓ تو آٹو کمپلیٹ آپشن اس کے آگے ‘ایسکورٹ (طوائف)’ لگا دیتا ہے. کیا الگورتھم کی طرف سے یہ اضافہ بدنامی کا ایک طریقہ ہے؟ سباسچین ہمپفر اس کیس پر روشنی ڈالتے ہیں.
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.
اورلانڈو فگیس اور گمنام زہریلا قلم ایک تاریخدان کا اپنے مدمقابل کی کتاب کے بارے میں امیزون پر انتہائی تنقیدی جائزے لکھنے میں کیا غلط ہے؟ اس دردناک اور ساتھ ساتھ مزاحیہ کیس سے ابھرنے والے سوالات پر کیٹی اینگلہارٹ روشنی ڈالتی ہیں.
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.
جب آئ فون خطرناک ہو سکتا ہے پیٹر مولنار لکھتے ہیں کہ موبائل آلات کی بڑھتی ہوئی رفتار اور پھیلاؤ نے آن لائن ‘نفرت آمیز گفتگو و تقریر’ کا سیاق و سباق بدل دیا ہے.
ہندوستان میں نصابی کتابوں کا کارٹون افیئر مئی ٢٠١٢ میں ہندوستان کی پارلیمنٹ نے سکولوں کی نصابی کتابوں کی ایک ایسی کھیپ کو ہٹا لیا جن میں ایک ایسا سیاسی کارٹون موجود تھا جس کو کئی ایم پیوں نے بے عزتی کا باعث سمجھا. انٹون دے بیٹس اس بارے میں بات کرتے ہیں کے کیا عزت، حقوق اور عام اخلاقیات کو تعلیمی سلسلے میں آزادی اظہار راۓ پر فوقیت حاصل ہونی چاہیئے؟
China’s human flesh search engines While China’s human flesh search engines can help reveal government corruption they can also be used to humiliate ordinary citizens, writes Judith Bruhn.
Japan: Korean ‘comfort women’ photo exhibit sabotaged A South Korean photographer explains his ordeal in holding an exhibition in Japan that documents ageing ‘Comfort Women’, writes Lee Yoo Eun.
Maureen Freely: Why is there a sustained hate campaign against the Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk? Writer Maureen Freely talks about the sustained hate campaign in Turkey against the author and Nobel prize winner Orhan Pamuk.
A day in the life of a climate scientist A senior advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it is only a matter of time before a climate scientist is killed, writes Maryam Omidi.
Landmark libel bill falls short of expectations The new defamation bill fails to address some of the most important issues, including restrictions on the ability of corporations to sue for libel, writes Jonathan Heawood, director of English PEN.
Why hate speech should not be banned Restrictions on hate speech are not a means of tackling bigotry but of rebranding often obnoxious ideas or arguments are immoral, argues writer Kenan Malik.
Why defamation laws do not protect vulnerable holders of faith Three human rights experts scrutinise the defamation of religion, which they argue misses the point by protecting faith but not vulnerable believes
Susan Benesch: What is the difference between hate speech and dangerous speech? Susan Benesch, senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, discusses hate speech and dangerous speech with Timothy Garton Ash
Ezra Levant: "I don’t believe hate speech is a crime” "If you don’t ever feel hate, you have a broken personality,” says Canadian lawyer and publisher Ezra Levant.
نفرت آمیز تقریر کے نقصانات آکسفورڈ یونورسٹی کے سماجی اور سیاسی تھیوری کے پروفیسر جیریمی والڈرن نفرت آمیز گفتگو اور تقریر کے خلاف قانون ہونے کی ضرورت کے بارے میں بات کرتے ہیں.
The Mexican journalist and the ‘alcoholic’ president Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui was fired for publicly calling on President Felipe Calderón to clarify rumours that he suffered from alcoholism, writes Felipe Correa.
جے پور ادبی میلا یہ معلوم ہونے کے بعد کہ ‘ممبئی کے اندر ورلڈ سے تعلق رکھنے والے والے پیشہ ور قاتل’ ان کی جان کے پیچھے ہیں مصنف سلمان رشدی نے جے پور کے ادبی میلے پر اپنی شرکت منسوخ کر دی، ماناؤ بھوشن لکھتے ہیں.
Irshad Manji on Allah, Liberty and Love: Why offence is a sign of truly free speech The director of the Moral Courage Project says so-called ‘respect’ for Muslims is often lined with fear and "low expectations” of those practising the faith.
ایک قومی ہیرو کی نجی زندگی ارم کوک اور فنڈا اسٹک ایک ایسی ڈاکومنٹری کے بارے میں لکھتے ہیں جس میں ترکش جمہوریت کے بانی کمال اتاترک کو ایک ‘بدمعاش شرابی’ کے طور پر دکھایا گیا اور جس کو ترکی کے اقدار پر ایک حملے کے طور پر لیا گیا.
ترکی میں ممانعت نا پختگی کو کس طرح مزید رائج کرتی ہے سبانکی یونیورسٹی کی پروفیسر آآئیسے کادیوگلو ترکی میں پرورش پانے کے تجربے کا ذکر کرتی ہیں جہاں قانونی ممانعت نے شہریوں کو ناپختگی کا شکار کر دیا ہے
The right of reply in Germany Germany has a statutory right of reply in the media. Maximilian Ruhenstroth-Bauer explains a path to defending your reputation without going to court.
Max Mosley: What is the difference between privacy and reputation? The former head of Formula One racing’s governing body talks about the difficulty of countering sensational claims made in a globally reported tabloid story.
Singh v the British Chiropractic Association In 2008, the British Chiropractic Association launched a defamation lawsuit against science writer Simon Singh over an op-ed in which he suggested chiropractors lacked evidence for some of their medical claims. Maryam Omidi examines the case.
Geert Wilders on trial In 2011, Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders was cleared of charges of group defamation, incitement to hatred and discrimination against Muslims. Rutger Kaput looks at the case.
Tom Cruise sues South Park Manav Bhushan and Casey Selwyn question whether it was right for Tom Cruise to threaten to sue US show South Park over an episode that depicted Scientology in a pejorative manner and blatantly hinted that he was gay.
Aryeh Neier: Why more speech is the cure to bad speech The president of the Open Society Foundations talks about free speech as a universal aspiration, group libel and the Skokie controversy.
Criticism of the Thai king US blogger Joe Gordon was sentenced to two and a half years in a Thai prison for publishing links on his blog to an unauthorised biography of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej. A case study by Maryam Omidi.
What does ‘reputation’ mean? The definition of ‘reputation’ is hard to pin down and has varied from age to age and place to place. Let us know your understanding of the word here.