Index on Censorship

Detained Sri Lankan journalist moved to army prison
On 18 November, journalist JS Tissainayagam, currently on trial before the High Court under the country’s Terrorism Act, was moved to the notorious Magazine prison in Colombo after more than 150 days in detention. More... (0)

Russian journalist severely beaten
Mikhail Beketov, editor of Khimkinskaya Pravda and a prominent opponent of local authorities’ deforestation plans, was brutally beaten outside his house in Moscow by unidentified assailants on 13 November. More... (0)

Whistleblower Pasquill to sue FCO
Derek Pasquill, the Foreign Office employee who was tried under the Official Secrets Act after leaking documents to the press, is to challenge his dismissal from his post at the Employment Tribunal. More... (0)