News, opinion, features and analysis covering all aspects of the free speech debate, and monitoring threats to free expression worldwide. Compiled by the editors, reporters, contributors and researchers of Index on Censorship, the award-winning magazine of free expression founded in 1972. Recent items from the website China: China's 16th Communist Party Congress begins its cautious handover to a new generation of leaders, Index on Censorship's China issues researcher Ben Carrdus considers what this change will bring to free expression in China. http://www.indexonline.org/news/20021111_china.shtml Europe: The Council of Europe has added a protocol to its landmark convention on cybercrime that requires future signatories to criminalise the use of the internet to spread racist or xenophobic content. http://www.indexonline.org/news/20021111_europe.shtml Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas is losing patience with his countrymen's increasing frustration with his strategy. The media is being singled out for retaliation. Report by Tabitha Morgan in Nicosia. http://www.indexonline.org/news/20021105_103_morgan.shtml Britain: The Shayler case shows why spies need the right to claim that the 'public interest' justifies releasing secret information if wrongdoing by the country's intelligence agencies cannot be stopped any other way. http://www.indexonline.org/news/20021106_britain.shtml Index event: London readers can book online to join Index on Censorship for a special charity preview of John Malkovich's brilliant directorial debut, The Dancer Upstairs, on December 1 at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London. Proceeds from the screening go towards our work in defence of free expression worldwide. http://www.indexonline.org/news/20020930_britain.shtml >From Index Index Albania: New media harassment http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021108_albania.shtml Armenia: Government amends draft media law http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021113_armenia.shtml Britain: Play tackles post 9/11 legal rights http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021029_britain.shtml Britain: Rights to protect media sources http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021113_britain.shtml China: ID cards for internet cafes http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021108_china.shtml China: Satellite TV censorship http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021108_china.shtml International: Free media boosts development http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021108_international.shtml Iran: Support for academic sentenced to death http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021111_iran.shtml Peru: Suspected killer of US reporter arrested http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021113_peru.shtml Russia: Directive limits access to Chechnya http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021108_russia.shtml Russia: FSB searches newspaper office http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021105_russia.shtml Sudan: Journalists held and papers seized http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021113_sudan.shtml Tunisia: Jailed journalist reported freed http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021111_tunisia.shtml United States: Megan's Law challenged in court http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021113_unitedstates.shtml Vietnam: Cyber-dissident jailed for four years http://www.indexonline.org/indexindex/20021111_vietnam.shtml
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