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Shout Art Loud: A “living report” on art and sexual violence in Egypt
Graffiti artists, cartoonists, dancers and actors are fighting back against rising levels of violence and sexism in the streets of Cairo, according to a new documentary from Index.
Did culture and arts prepare Egypt for revolution?
Some believe the stage for Egypt's 2011 mass uprising was already being set years earlier -- with popular culture helping fuel the people’s anger and frustration. Shahira Amin reports
Index calls on Morocco to release rapper El Haqed
In an Open Letter to the Moroccan Minister of Justice and Liberties El Mustapha Ramid, 11 organisations committed to the defence of the rights to freedom of expression, culture and the arts have condemned the four-month sentence served against Mouad Belghouate.
The Egyptian approach to journalism
On Monday, three Al Jazeera journalists were sentenced in Egypt to 7 years imprisonment each, to the shock of media outlets and NGOs worldwide. Cartoonist Ben Jennings shares his take on journalism in the country.
Egypt’s message to journalists: “Adhere to the official narrative or risk severe punishment”
The sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt has shocked and outraged rights activists and press around the world, and fuelled concern about freedom of expression and the independence of the judiciary in the country. Shahira Amin reports
Egypt’s Al Jazeera verdict: London journalists stand together in silent protest
The usually bustling entrance of the New Broadcasting House was silent and still for one minute this morning in protest at the sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists to seven years in Egyptian prison
Justice in Egypt: My so-called “trial”
Accused by an Egyptian court while trying to train journalists, Michelle Betz talks to Index about her experience, and its similarities with the Al Jazeera trial
Index condemns Egypt’s Al Jazeera verdict
Index on Censorship condemns the sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt to seven years each in prison.
Finding voices: Refugee journalism in Egypt
On World Refugee Day, Index on Censorship meets Munzalak – a new Cairo-based initiative looking to empower refugees through journalism. Tom Rollins reports.
World Cup 2014: What’s the score on freedom of expression?
Index has compiled some key stats for each World Cup country
Group of death: The worst World Cup countries for free expression
Index has looked at the countries taking part in arguably the biggest show on earth, and put together our own group of death -- the freedom of expression edition
Good sports: Which free-speech offending countries should we blow the whistle on?
Against the backdrop of the World Cup in Brazil, we ask how, during global sporting events, should we respond to countries that repress their citizen's free expression? Should we engage or ignore?
Index on Censorship magazine
Current Issue: Europe after the Berlin Wall
Don’t miss the summer issue of Index on Censorship magazine. As Europe prepares for the 25th anniversary of the wall’s demolition in November, Index on Censorship looks at how the continent has changed. Author Irena Maryniak explores the idea of a new divide that has formed further east. Writers include Polish journalist Konstanty Gebert, German crime writer Regula Venske and Helen Womack from Moscow. We also hear from Generation Wall – the young people who have grown up in a free eastern Europe.
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