Freedom of expression

We all know about the so-called ‘Great Firewall of China,” the half-joking term for the barrier set up to prevent Western media from being consumed in China. And most of us assume there is a great deal of additional censorship with China itself. But until Gary King of Harvard University found a way to peer directly at the inner workings of Chinese censorship, no one knew exactly how it was done or what the Chinese were most serious about censoring.

In the months after 9/11, New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly reached out to the city’s Muslim population. Reporter Bob Hennelly explains how that strategy has worked and what those relationships have meant during the current controversy.

This fall, Turkey’s AKP party ended a law that kept women from wearing Islamic headscarves in some public places. It was supposed to provide more personal freedom. And for some women, it has. But others feel it has emboldened conservatives who want to restrict women’s behavior.

Indonesia has some of the world’s most active Twitter users. Now one of them stands accused of defaming a politician in a tweet.

A high profile case of child rape and human trafficking in the UK has led to the conviction of men of Pakistani and North African origin. Talat Ahmed is Chair of the Social and Family affairs committee for the Muslim Council of Britain.