Index on Censorship 4/07
The Internet was supposed to spell the end of censorship – instead governments now have unprecedented possibilities for controlling what we do and what we read. But this is a revolution in free expression that can’t be stopped. Index examines the explosion in communication, the rise in new forms of censorship (and the ways to get round them) and the impact on social attitudes.
Nart Villeneuve how to beat the censors
Jon Garvie free trade free speech
David Weinberger the Internet race for the White House
Shiraz Maher cyber jihad
Emily Bell the engineers of expression
Steven Murdoch and Ross Anderson new borders
David Livingstone the challenge of extremism
Gus Hosein Big Brother comes of age
Ethio Zagol blogging in Ethiopia
Yetaai taking China Telecom to court
Andrew Wasley new activism
Nii Ayikwei Parkes the view from Ghana
Stan Cohen how downloading became a crime
Bill Thompson the end of privacy
Richard Morgan a science fiction writer resists the messianic urge
Jimmy Wales, Don Tapscott, Iran Proxy and others call for freedom online
Geoffrey Robertson and Andrew Nicol examine the state of the media freedom
Leo Murray direct action on the front line
Alex de Waal on Darfur
Kamila Shamsie dissects the West’s image of Pakistan
Maleiha Malik takes on incitement
Martin Rowson Stripsearch