Internet free expression: Wikileaks and Icelandic anti-censorship initiative

I have blogged here about Wikileaks, but there is some good news - see Iceland's freedom of expression initiative.

Universal Internet service as a human right

Four European and one Central American country have already declared a human right to access the Internet - in order to participate in civic life, to be informed and to access government information, as well as exercising the right to freedom of expression online.

Libel tourists to England, and the 1st Amendment

Excellent and very timely Australian analysis of the English libel Bar and its miscreants.

Breach of confidentiality: The Stig from 'Top Gear' and the BBC

The case has been decided on 4 October - BBC's attempt to prevent The Stig publishing his memoir [2010] EWHC 2424 (Ch) BBC v. Harper Collins Publishers/ Ben Collins (The Stig).

Hate speech: Noam Chomsky signs petition against Gassot law application

Chomsky is not a supporter by any means of genocide denial, the crime in question under the loi Gassot of 1990, but finds laws preventing the challenging of historical truth offensive. Contrast this with the use of genocide-denial laws in Rwanda to silence opposition to the presidency in the recent elections. Can genocide denial speech be prevented by imprisonment in a free society?

Inforrm libel/privacy blog

Another superb source.

Excellent blog on libel reform in UK

This is a really good resource especially on the 2009-10 libel reform campaign, from a critical viewpoint.