Tuesday 27 July 2010
Religion and democracy - an interview with Ian Buruma
Author Ian Buruma reflects on his recent book and delves into his findings on religion and its impact on democracy.
Papuan struggle enters new phase
The Papuan movement is acting with a new strategic maturity in its quest for autonomy, argues Jason MacLeod.
Igor Sutyagin and the price of freedom
The imprisonment of military researcher Igor Sutyagin for alleged espionage has long troubled Russian human rights campaigners, writes Zoya Svetova. He is now free, but only after agreeing to agree he was a spy. Those familiar with Russian prisons will understand why he acted as he did, but he faces a difficult task persuading others of his integrity.
INTERNET FREEDOM
Italy: Internet press freedom under threat
Giulia Bongiorno, president of the parliamentary judiciary committee, decided on 21 July that amendments to paragraph 29 of article 1 of the so-called Wiretapping Bill were "unacceptable". By eliminating even the possibility that this complex topic will be debated in parliament, the deicison threatens to make freedom of information on the web its first victim.
If code is law, then programmers rule
Open Rights Group conference 2010 issues a rallying cry for web freedom.
