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Was Socrates really a public danger?
Josiah Ober discusses some of the circumstances of Socrates’ death – and the attitudes towards public oration by contemporaneous Athenians – in his review of Bettany Hughes’ book, The Hemlock Cup.
Some sinister developments in Egypt
The Index on Censorship reports on the apparently co-ordinated and police-controlled “pro-Mubarak” mobs in Cairo.
Children of Wikileaks
The Vancouver Sun predicts the imminent proliferation of WikiLeaks-style websites. But should there be any limits on freedom of speech?
Tengelyi on the growing autocracy in Hungary
Laszlo Tengelyi has written an open letter outlining the increasingly worrying situation in Hungary. There is a petition defending the Hungarian philosophers involved here, which I recommend signing.
On the various powers of art, the state and the internet
Ron Gluckman interviews Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei.
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Index on Censorship: Turkey & free speech
The Index On Censorship has published a useful list of online articles about censorship in Turkey and the struggle for free speech there.
Index on Censorship: state censorship, bullying and arrest in Yemen & Belarus
From the excellent Index On Censorship, disquieting news about south Yemen and Belarus following reports of social unrest.
Report on censorship in Iran
Reuters report on a place where Chief Prosecutors commonly decide artistic merit.
Does the internet lead to freedom?
Pat Kane reviews Evgeny Morozov’s book, The Net Delusion, in the Independent.
Salman Taseer assassinated in Islamabad
Another reason to oppose extremism Punjab Governor Salman Taseer assassinated in Islamabad (article at the BBC). What does this mean for freedom of speech?