Includes bibliographical references and index.

Freedom of the press. Turkey limits writer's freedom of expression / Richard Lea -- Russian journalists risk murder in the face of government-censored media / Matthias Schepp, Christian Neef and Uwe Klussmann -- Kenyan press freedom was compromised in the wake of the 2007 election / Susan Linnee -- China's media restrictions are substantial but may decrease as the economy expands / Carin Zissis and Preeti Bhattacharji -- In Slovakia and throughout Eastern Europe, media freedom has declined / The economist -- Italian journalists self-censor to avoid recriminations from government leaders / Kirstin Hausen -- England's press must seek a balance between free speech and respect for others / Simon Jenkins -- Thai media are censored by the government / Marwaan Macan-Markar -- Artistic expression and censorship. India's onscreen smoking ban is criticized as artistic censorship / The economic times -- Malaysian artists begin to take their work from home to public galleries / Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop and Lorien Holland -- Iranian law prohibits women from singing solo in public FreeMuse -- Vietnam attempts to censor artists / Roger Mitton -- Zimbabwe's President attempts to silence dissent staged in political satires / Robyn Dixon -- North Korea's Comminist regime strictly controls art and archaeology / Mitch Davis --

-- Internet censorship. Palestinian leaders block access to pornographic websites in Gaza / Kuwait times -- Thailand and Turkey ban You Tube website / The economist -- China hires Internet commentators to stifle dissent / Jonathan Watts -- Iranian bloggers face harassment / Lara Sukhtian -- The European Union wants to block Internet searches for bomb recipes / David Charter and Jonathan Richards -- Political expression. Political message may keep song out of contest / Donald Macintyre -- Islamic governments collide with freedom of expression / Maryam Namazie -- Americans learn that online political expression can have repercussions in the workplace / Rebecca Knowles and Lillian Cunningham -- Tibet's freedom of expression is questioned after the arrest of a political demonstrator / Phurbu Thinley -- Northern Ireland's political murals are censored for the peace process / Brendan O'Neill.