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Megaupload vs Sopa and Pipa: it'll be e-right on the night
Act one: stop online piracy. Act two: protect international property. Act three: shut down a famous file-sharing site. Act four: anti-counterfeiting trade agreement. We call for a bit of order in the debate on internet freedom versus intellectual property rights which has kicked off 2012
freedom of opinion, cinema, downloads, techno-media, internet, music, european parliament
Viktor Orban: who's been a naughty boy at the European parliament?
A fierce dispute broke out between Hungarian prime minister and EU parliamentarians during Orbán's speech marking his country's EU Council presidency. The MEPs were above all critical of Hungary's new media law. While Orbán's reaction cast his country in a dim light, the criticism went too far and was implausible, write Hungarian, German and Slovakian commentators
freedom of opinion, hungary, euweek, european media, european parliament, european democracy, viktor orbán
Assange arrest: Swedish, Swiss, Spanish and German reactions
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange was arrested in London on 6 December on charges of rape. Commentators suspect US pressure behind the arrest, as punishment for Assange's publishing of secret US documents. European press review
freedom of opinion, censorship, euweek, wikileaks, julian assange, united states, freedom of expression
Dissecting Europe's crucifix conflict
On 3 November the European court of human rights ruled that crucifixes in classrooms violate the religious freedom of schoolchildren. Representatives from politics and the church roundly condemn the judgement, while many media welcome the decision. The Iberian, Maltese and Italian press react
freedom of opinion, european court of justice, religion, eurotopics, euweek, school, catholicism
Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova: ‘Russian murders shocking, but hardly a surprise’
As we mourn our lost Russian colleagues, Belarusians do not forget our own Baburovas, Politkovskayas and Klebnikovs. We remember why they perished. Expresso
freedom of opinion, newspaper, belarus, best of cafebabel.com, journalist, minsk, russian federation
Reporters Without Borders: Bulgaria ‘worrying’
Luxembourg, Iceland and Norway rank joint first in the 2008 worldwide press freedom index - but why is Bulgaria lagging behind the rest of Europe? Interviews
freedom of opinion, mustafa kemal atatürk, bulgaria, reporters without borders, croatia, journalism, turkey
Democratic index for Europe
After Eurobarometer and the ‘Index of Happiness’, a new index launched by a British think tank on 31 January aims to ‘measure’ democracy in 25 European countries – and get Europe's citizens to customise their own indices online. Interview
freedom of opinion, london, index, united kingdom, interview, freedom of movement, democratisation
Jan T. Gross: Poland's 'anti-semitic' attitude
Public opinion in Poland is stirred after the American professor's post-war publication is released
freedom of opinion, warsaw, literature, discrimination, identity, violence, books
Feminism in France: the Rose Revolution
May 1968 was a turning point in world history, but it was also a rupture for women's history. Feminists of yesterday and today tell us about their war
freedom of opinion, abortion, activism, family, prostitution, revolution, hillary clinton
1968: a tour of Europe's revolts
Spain, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland and Germany - spinning through Europe's uprisings during that infamous year of rebellion
freedom of opinion, italy, socialism, welfare state, soviet, purchasing power, franco
Situationism: ideas in conflict
Rue de Seine, Paris 1952. ‘Never work’ is chalked on a wall. Two words about the philosophy of the 'Situationists' who transformed May 1968 and who still inspire activists today
freedom of opinion, underground, left-wing, tolerance, politics, capitalism, belgium
El jueves 's caricatures: 'Banning a magazine is grotesque'
Interview with Oscar Nebarada, editor of the Spanish newspaper El jueves banned from sale on 18 July for containing a caricature of the Prince and his wife in the throes of passion
freedom of opinion, media, barcelona, spain, european union, europe
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