Euthanasia ad banned in Australia CANBERRA - A controversial pro-euthanasia television ad, which was to air tonight, has been banned.The ad's creator, lobby group Exit International, says the ban is a violation of free speech and they will try with a different... キャンベラは - 禁止は言論の自由の侵害であり、彼らは異なるしようとする今夜空気とした論争のプロ安楽死のテレビ広告、banned.The広告の作成、ロビーグループ終了インターナショナル、しているという...
If Pakistan is serious about freedom of speech its blasphemy law must go, says Michael Nazir-Ali If Pakistan is serious about freedom of speech its blasphemy law must goAsia Bibi, a 45-year-old mother of five, is the first woman to have been convicted under Pakistan's notorious blasphemy law. But numerous Christians like her and others have been victims of it, either because they have made a comment which has been construed as critical of the prophet of Islam or as a way of settling property and business disputes. Now she has become the first person to be sentenced to death under it.Did she blaspheme Muhammad? It seems more likely that she angered her tormentors in a theological discussion about the relative merits of Christianity and Islam. Such debates take place all the time among adherents of different faiths. Whichever it may have been, the law has created intolerable injustice for often powerless people and quite unacceptable restrictions on freedom of speech to which the state of Pakistan is committed.In undivided India, the British had laws which were meant to prevent incitement to religious hatred (yes, that is where this approach was first tried). The penalties, however, were generally moderate and proportional to the offences. Increasing Islamisation in Pakistan has made these laws more and more draconian. Thus there is now a mandatory life sentence for desecrating the Qur'an and a mandatory death sentence for blaspheming the prophet.We need to know urgently from our Muslim friends whether these laws are really Islamic. The different formal schools of medieval sharia were unanimous that anyone who insults the prophet is to be put to death and differ only about the method of execution. It is this unanimity which has led the federal shariat court to rule that the death penalty is mandatory and left the judges with little discretion in particular cases.Agai パキスタンは、音声の神への冒とく法の自由を真剣にされている場合がありますgoAsia Bibiさんは、5の45歳の母親、パキスタンの悪名高い神への冒とく法の下で有罪判決を受けた最初の女性です
Euthanasia TV advertisement banned THE decision to ban a controversial ad from screening tonight on TV threatens free speech, Dr Philip Nitschke says. テレビで今夜のスクリーニングから論争の広告を禁止する決定は、言論の自由を脅かす、博士フィリップニッチェ医師は言う
What the Stig? | Afua Hirsch The BBC's attempted injunction against the Stig was a very bad ideaFirst, thanks to Siobhain Butterworth for doing such a fantastic job on my blog over the summer. I'm back, even if only to find old alliances upside down.The BBC, usually a staunch defender of free speech for obvious reasons, has just hit a serious low. The corporation tried and yesterday failed to obtain an injunction against the Stig – the elusive, helmet-clad racing driver who since 2007 has been a regular feature in its highly lucrative driving show, Top Gear. We all know the true identity of the Stig (if we believe the Sunday Times and the Daily Mail who both reported some time ago that it was racing driver and occasional stunt double Ben Collins).Ironically, to really appreciate why this is one of lowest moments in the BBC's record on press freedom, you just have to turn to one of the Guardian's finest hours. In the 1980s the Guardian and Observer were restrained from publication of allegations made by a former MI6 agent in his infamous Spycatcher memoir. The book was published all over the world but was banned in the UK. Eventually the House of Lords – in a ruling that still serves as a landmark media law – established that the press can be bound by secrecy if it gets hold of confidential information, but not when the information is already available to the general public. And that was way before the internet. The idea of the BBC trying to restrain publication of a book that reveals something now widely disseminated online is quite ridiculous. And there are other reasons why trying to silence the Stig was a massive error of judgment on the part of the corporation. First of all, it undermines its role as a defender of free speech, a deeply unhelpful move at a time when libel and press freedom is u スティグに対するBBCの試み差止命令は非常に悪いideaFirst、Siobhainバターワースのおかげで夏の間私のブログにこのような素晴らしい仕事をしていた
IFJ condemns arrests of two radio journalists in Somalia The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed concerns over the security and safety of journalists in Somalia following the recent detention of two radio journalists in the Horn of Africa nation.
In a statement received here Thursday, the global press freedom body said Mohamed Salad Abdulle, of Somali Broadcasting Corporation and correspondent of Markabley radio in Kismayo and Mohamed Abdikarim, a correspondent with Hornafrik and Markabley radio station were arrested on Tues ... 国際ジャーナリスト連盟（IFJ）は、アフリカの角国家の2つのラジオジャーナリストの最近の勾留、次のソマリアでは、セキュリティとジャーナリストの安全性に対する懸念を表明している
Arrests of Chavez critics raises fears over free expression The arrests of an opposition politician and the owner of a television network for statements critical of the government of President Hugo Chavez have rekindled debate here over free speech and democracy in Venezuela.Chavez supporters deny that the president's critics are being persecuted, but others see the latest developments as a concerted attempt to silence opposition voices. 野党政治家の逮捕とステートメントのチャベス大統領は、政府の重要なのは、テレビネットワークの所有者がここには言論の自由と民主主義をVenezuela.Chavezの支持をめぐる論議が再燃しているが、盧大統領への批判に迫害されている否定するが、他の参照してください協調しようとすると反対の声を沈黙させるなど、最新の開発
Press freedom: The Singapore grip | Editorial The country presents itself as a modern liberal democracy yet has an autocratic political cultureSingapore is proud of its place near the top of many international rankings. Its school system is by some measures the world's best. The island state promotes itself as diverse, competitive and cultured – an exciting global hub. But there are two league tables which shame Singapore. The first, compiled by the campaigning group Reporters Without Borders, places the country 136th in the world for press freedom – below Iraq and Zimbabwe. The second is the rate at which Singapore executes convicted criminals: arguably higher, per capita, than any other country in the world.Singapore presents itself as a modern liberal democracy: it has a parliament, elections, courts, a constitutional right to free speech and the consumerist gloss of capitalism. Its citizens are free to become rich and to travel. Many do both. The country has by any measure succeeded since independence. But its autocratic political culture – overseen by the country's founding father and now official minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew – is highly and needlessly restrictive. The media is largely state-owned. Defamation and contempt laws threaten dissent. The latest victim of these is Alan Shadrake, a British-born writer sentenced yesterday to six weeks in prison and a large fine after being found guilty of contempt of court. His book Once a Jolly Hangman questioned the independence of Singapore's legal system, and its use of the death penalty.It is depressing that a country as successful as Singapore should feel the need for such restrictions on free speech. Singapore argues that, without them, the balance between the country's Chinese, Malay and Indian populations would be upset. But the reality is that other successfu 国は現代のリベラルな民主主義がまだ独裁政治cultureSingaporeは、多くの国際ランキングの上部にその場所を誇りに思っているているとしての地位を提示します
F.C.C. Expletives Policy Ruled Unconstitutional A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s “fleeting expletives” policy on broadcasts, saying its vagueness could inhibit free speech. 連邦控訴裁判所は、ブロードキャストには、その曖昧さは、言論の自由を阻害する可能性が言って米連邦通信委員会の。。u0026quot;つかの間のexpletives。。u0026quot;政策を打った
Letters: Are the police beyond the law? I am writing you regarding the disturbing circumstances surrounding the death of Ian Tomlinson (Report, 23 July). If you or I launched an unprovoked attack on a fellow member of the public, in front of numerous witnesses, and the act was captured on film, would we face prosecution? If this does not merit a criminal charge, what exactly would a UK policeman have to do in order to face legal sanction? It seems, in light of these events, impossible to resist the conclusion that the police are above the law.Aside from the fact that an innocent man is dead, and his family will receive no justice, the most depressing facet of this is that this outcome was not surprising. The police will, given the option, always protect their own. Presumably, the almost certain knowledge that he would face no legal sanction, was one reason the officer in question felt free to administer an unprovoked, vicious and cowardly beating to Mr Tomlinson.I do not fear crime or terrorists; they do not impinge upon my daily life. However, I now hesitate to express my freedom of speech by attending political demonstrations, for fear of the violence and intimidation of the police. Is this paranoid? We now know that the police are free to strike innocent members of the public (whether engaging in protests or simply walking home as Tomlinson was) without sanction; worse, the police know this too.How can politicians ask us to engage in politics, when political demonstrations are met with extreme violence, and the police are beyond the law?Dr Anders IngramEdinburgh• The failure to prosecute the officer who struck Ian Tomlinson is bad for everyone. The family are denied justice, the officer himself will become a pariah, the public will have their view that the police are above the law confirmed and the Metropo 私は不穏な状況イアントムリンソン（報告の死を取り巻くに関することを書いている7月23日）
Sounds Jewish: May 2010 An almighty row has broken out at Leeds University, where the Leeds student newspaper has been accused of antisemitism for an interview it published with a leading Palestinian journalist. In a special report for Sounds Jewish, Henrietta Foster visits the Leeds campus and speaks to the students caught up in the dispute.The Guardian's Jonathan Freedland and the founder of Muslims4UK, Inayat Bunglawala, join Jason in the studio to discuss whether free speech is rapidly turning into hate speech on British campuses.Also in this month's show: what's the true meaning of one of the most expressive Yiddish words, broigus? Is it just a slight grudge – or a bitter hatred that can split a family for generations? And why is it that occasions that should be a source of joy – weddings, birthday parties, bar mitzvahs – often end up causing a broigus? We'll hear some real-life stories of family rows that started small and went nuclear.Finally Jason is joined by two special guests – Ronna and Beverly – two motormouth yentas from America, pushy, noisy, adorable Jewish ladies of a certain age – as they serve up their unique brand of advice on life, sex and Streisand in London's West End and at the Edinburgh Festival later this year.Sounds Jewish is produced with the Jewish Community Centre for LondonPost your comments on the blog below or find us on Facebook and TwitterJason Solomons
全能の行はリーズ大学、リーズの学生新聞は、反ユダヤ主義のインタビューのためには、主要なパレスチナのジャーナリストで公開されて非難されているで壊れている
Sri Lanka, no Indian Ocean paradise | Robert Mahoney The country is trying to lure back tourists after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers, but its poor human rights record hasn't improvedBritons are again flocking to Sri Lanka. Tourist arrivals surged 47% last month from a year earlier and sun-seekers from the UK form the largest single group. That's an astounding turnaround for a country that for more than a quarter of a century had been a case study in ethnic warfare, terrorism and brutal repression.This week the government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, buoyed by recent wins in presidential and parliamentary elections, marks the first anniversary of its military victory over the separatist Tamil Tigers.In the past few months Sri Lanka has been trying to burnish its image as an Indian Ocean paradise. And with some success. In January, the influential travel section of The New York Times slapped a picture of Colombo's colonial-era Galle Face hotel on its front page and put Sri Lanka at the top of its 31 Places To Go in 2010 list.And a western tourist sipping palm wine on a white sand beach or Ceylon tea in a plantation hill station might agree. The weather's balmy, the people smile, and the price is oh-so right.What visitors might not notice is that broad swaths of the mainly Tamil north and east of the country are still effectively closed military zones, and tens of thousands of Tamil civilians displaced by last year's army onslaught are still held in camps. Visitors would have a hard time finding independent reporting on these stories in the Sri Lankan media. But not to worry. So would Sri Lankans.Peace may be bringing a dividend for tourism and other business, but not for free speech. The Tamil press has long been intimidated and is extremely wary of being the first to break news critical of the government or the militar 国はタミールタイガースの敗北後、観光客を呼び戻す誘導するが、としているの劣悪な人権記録は再びスリランカに群がっているimprovedBritonsを持っていません
Furore over apartheid-era song ban JOHANNESBURG - A song that advocates the killing of white farmers has ignited debate about race and free speech and raised questions about the sticking power of efforts toward achieving racial reconciliation.After Johannesburg's... ヨハネスブルクは - 白人農民の殺害を主張曲のレースと言論の自由についての議論に火をつけており、達成に向けての努力の付着力について疑問を人種reconciliation.Afterヨハネスブルグの...
When American and European Ideas of Privacy Collide An Italian ruling against Google highlights the clash between Europe’s love of privacy and America’s of free speech.
Googleに対抗イタリア。与党プライバシーのヨーロッパの愛との間の衝突を強調アメリカの言論の自由
Web-freedom call refuted Chinese experts say a recent aggressive stance by the US over the Google dispute was part of an orchestrated plan with covert political intentions.
The latest wrangling comes after Google's claim that it was hit with cyber attacks originating in China. US trade authorities are reportedly seeking to further heighten pressure on China's censorship policy by invoking WTO treaties.
A US-based free-speech group, the First Amendment Coalition, has petitioned US Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk ... 中国の専門家は、Google紛争をめぐる米国の最近の積極的な姿勢を秘密の政治的な意図を持った編成計画の一部だったと言う
Roy Greenslade: Remembering Lasantha Wickramatunga The Frontline Club is hosting a memorial to mark the first anniversary of the murder of Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga (also spelt Wickrematunga). He was shot while he was on his way to work on 8 January last year in an attack by four gunmen.His killing caused an international outcry, not least because he anticipated the likelihood of his own death in an editorial in the newspaper he edited, The Sunday Leader. It was published three days after he died. In blaming the Sri Lankan government for abuses of human rights, he wrote: Murder has become the primary tool whereby the state seeks to control the organs of liberty... Countless journalists have been harassed, threatened and killed. It has been my honour to belong to all those categories and now especially the last.The Frontline Club's memorial starts at 7pm on Thursday. Taking part will be former Financial Times journalist Edward Mortimer, chair of the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace & Justice and Roma Tearne, the Sri Lankan-born author of Brixton Beach, the novel that deals with the horror of her country's civil war. There will also be a video contribution by Sonali Samarasinghe, Wickramatunga's wife, journalist and human rights campaigner.It is sobering to reflect that no suspect has ever been arrested for Wickramatunga's death. Moreover, Sri Lanka is now rated by the international press watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, as one of the worst countries in terms of press freedom.In September last year, Dileesha Abeysundera, a journalist working for the Sinhalese-language weekly Irudina, was the target of a kidnapping attempt.To get some idea of the current situation, see this video clip of Sunanda Deshapriya talking about the lack of press freedom in Sri Lanka.Sources: Frontline Club/Reporters Without 送信者The FrontlineクラブスリランカのジャーナリストLasantha Wickramatungaの殺人事件の最初の周年を記念）（また、スペルト小麦Wickrematunga記念開催中です
