The debate on censorship, explicit language and Alex Vella Gera rages on. And J’accuse still has much to add. At some point yesterday Alex Vella Gera’s status on Facebook read as follows: “Kemm qed ituni f’ghajni dan-nies kollha li qed jikkundannaw il-ban ta’ Ir-Realta, imma fl-istess nifs qed jghidu kemm l-istorja tieghi hija bla sens u…

Juanito Camilleri should thank his lucky stars. At least he had to contend with a bit of paper that could be considered by the more conservative elements of society as being a tad on the raunchy side. His counterparts at the Brasilian University of Bandeirantes had to resort to another form of censorship. Apparently student…

This article and accompanying Bertoon (click to enlarge) appear in today’s edition of The Malta Independent on Sunday. The Word You do not need to be of a bible-bashing persuasion in order to recognise that within “the word” resides a power that can never be taken away. Much before an evangelist named John placed “the…

That’s the number of the case that has us all talking. It’s Lautsi vs Italy and just in case you are one of those whose job it is to edit the comments on the Times let me remind you that the case is set before the European Court of Human Rights and not the European…

Publisher (and J’accuse reader) Chris Gruppetta has given us his kind permission to republish the following letter that appeared in today’s edition of the Times. J’accuse has not yet entered the numerous debates on the various facets of censorship that flared up this week and we will reserve most of our writing for Sunday’s article.…

Apologies for our extended unannounced absence. Allow me to allay your fears – it takes more than a joke about the alternative names my mother had for me to upset me. Much more in fact. Unfortunately on our drive down from Kent (approximately as we approached Lille) my girlfriend got some very sad news from…