London libel ruling against Ethiopian dissident shows urgent need for reform
Elias Kifle is an Ethiopian journalist who runs a news website, the Ethiopian Review, from his exile in the United States. He is a fierce critic of the Ethiopian government, which is among the top ten...
View ArticleNews from the Libel Reform campaign
Dear Friends There has been some important news today. An agreement has been struck to remove the ‘Leveson’ amendment to the Defamation Bill. This is welcomed news. All of your letters to MPs and the...
View ArticleLeveson fiasco: costs and other questions
Two days after the publication of the all-party agreed Royal Charter on “self-regulation” of the press, there’s seems no further clarity on some issues of enormous concern. Apart from the statute...
View ArticleShould public servants be able to use public money to sue for libel?
This article was originally published on the Guardian Local Government Network Blogger Jacqui Thompson is now £25,000 poorer after losing a libel action against the chief executive of Carmarthenshire...
View ArticleGovernment chooses business interests over citizens
This is a statement from the Libel Reform Campaign How can it be right that companies delivering public services can’t be criticised by citizens? At a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday 16 April...
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The Queen’s speech and free speech
Today’s impressively short Queen’s Speech contained two nuggets of interest for Index readers. Firstly, there was the mention of intellectual propety: A further Bill will make it easier for businesses...
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