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Under the incredulous eyes of the participants at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), journalists and human rights defenders were manhandled, insulted, and then violently beaten. Delegates have also discovered that their access to online information is being filtered - with a whole array of websites and google search results 'unobtainable'.

A major report claims that fossil fuels will remain the mainstay of supply, with renewables expanding and nuclear power almost certainly needed.

'Empty Isn’t the End', a new report from Women’s Environmental Network (WEN), recommends encouraging more sales and returns, as a viable way to both prevent waste and boost local economies. Download the report (PDF).

"The riots now sweeping France are the product of years of racism, poverty and police brutality," claims a Guardian report.

There are joint winners, who will both develop their proposals simultaneously. Sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp will make a stainless steel sculpture of a Nigerian bus, decorated with texts from Ken Saro-Wiwa’s writings. Multimedia artist Siraj Izhar will suspend helium-filled representations of a c60 carbon molecule above various locations in London, paralleled by a Living Memorial website.

Academics say thousands of texts within Edinburgh University's collection of 3.4 million books and journals could be defined as "terrorist publications", leaving the institution open to prosecution unless they are removed from the shelves.

The independent reviewer of terrorism legislation said the government should revert to its original intention of allowing a select committee of both houses to take evidence on the bill.

Article 19 calls upon the Azerbaijani authorities to create a favourable environment for the Election on 6 November. Their Press Release is available as a PDF.

Pro-democracy writer Wang Yi’s blog was closed down just days after it was nominated for the “freedom of expression” category in a blog contest being organised by the German radio station Deutsche Welle.

The BBC and leading computing and disability charity AbilityNet have launched a new site designed to help people with a disability get the most out of the web.