Outrage at free speech clamp on Pope’s Australia visit

Civil libertarians are infuriated at special regulations coming into force for the upcoming Catholic World Youth Day event in Sydney, Australia, where Pope Benedict XVI will be the guest of honour. Legal experts say that restrictions will effectively make it illegal...

Indonesian churches criticise far-right anti-Muslim film

The Council of Churches in Indonesia has joined a growing chorus of calls for a controversial Dutch film about Islam not to be shown – writes Andreas Havinga from Utrecht, Netherlands. The film, made by far-right politician Geert Wilders, is entitled...