SWEDEN ACTIONS:: Why do the Swedish authorities not cooperate with the UN mechanisms and respect principles of openness, accountability and law when it comes to the Assange case, asks Swedish Arne Ruth.
: Harsh attacks on skeptical dissent and lack of criticism of those in power: Is the mass media helping to restrict freedom of expression? Ny Tid has spoken with media researcher Rune Ottosen and Fritt Ord's director Knut Olav Åmås.
: Thor Halvorssen's OFF and Human Rights Foundation have been strongly attacked for lack of credibility. Halvorssen believes the media creates 'facts', and attacks a number of Norwegian journalists who glorify the left in Venezuela.