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Censorship and Freedom of Expression

Q&A: Wikileaks and freedom of expression

International controversy over the Wikileaks release of US diplomatic cables continues to rage.  The site’s founder Julian Assange has been granted bail in the UK following an extradition request from Sweden, while several of his alleged supporters have reportedly been arrested over alleged...
Asia and the Pacific Armed Conflict

Sri Lanka: Deliberate and arbitrary killings / fear of further killings: Eleven bus passengers, killed; Civilian population in areas of conflict

According to independent sources, members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) deliberately killed 11 bus passangers, including four women and a two-year-old child, on 12 September at Arantalawa, Amparai district. It is believed that among those killed are two Muslim men; all others are...