JO GLANVILLE Editorial

INDEX IN IRAQ ROHAN JAYASEKERA Democracy surge

Iraq gets ready for a year of elections

DISPATCHES SHAHVALAD CHOBANOGLU Speech on fire

The independent press in Azerbaijan struggles to survive

SANJUANA MARTINEZ Wall of silence

Exposing a culture of censorship in Mexico

SANJANA HATTOTUWA Terrorised media

The chilling effect of legislation in Sri Lanka

I KNOW IT WHEN I SEE IT ANTHONY JULIUS AND JULIAN PETLEY Crimes of transgression

A discussion on art, obscenity and the law

JOHN OZIMEK Publish and be damned

The technology revolution is redefining the boundaries

TONY BENNETT Contaminated goods

Comic books are not just for kids

JULIAN PETLEY Web control

The prospects for free speech online

CHRONOLOGY Timeline of obscenity cases

MARTIN ROWSON Stripsearch

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