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In August, Index on Censorship's East European researcher Karel Kyncl visited Hungary. He was granted an entry visa in his stateless person's travel document at the Hungarian consulate in London.

To deter the possible maltreatment of minorities, Western mediators are applying the rhetoric of group rights in their efforts to resolve ethnic conflicts in postcommunist Europe. Taking the new Slovak Republic & its Magyar national minority as a case in point, the apparent willingness to engage in legal mediation, rather than physical battles, when ethnic disagreements arise suggests that these Westernized settlements may indeed help avoid the use of force. On the other hand, there is a growing discrepancy between the arbiters' recommendations & the letter of international law, since the latter remains faithful to the classical liberal focus in individual & state -- not group -- rights. 53 References. M. Maguire

Examines sources of conflict between the Slovaks and the Magyars, including language, political representation, demarcation of local administrative boundaries, and self-government.

In its early days the Internet was thought to be resistant to regulation and censorship. However, the technology of the Internet has developed in a climate of moral responsibility. The support for self‐regulation has taken the initiative from the state and placed it firmly in the grasp of the industry itself. As a result, unprecedented levels of material have been removed from the Net. The dynamic for self‐regulation now frequently outstrips government proposals both in extent and effectiveness.