11 Feb 2017 | Index in the Press
Eaten Fish (Ali Dorani), a 25-year-old Iranian cartoonist began a hunger strike on January 31 in Manus Island detention centre. He has now been on hunger strike for more than two weeks. The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) published an open letter on February 5 calling on the federal government to free and resettle Eaten Fish and two other media colleagues, journalist Behrouz Boochani and actor Mehdi Savari. Read the full article
11 Feb 2017 | Index in the Press
Campaigners have expressed outrage at new proposals that could lead to journalists being jailed for up to 14 years for obtaining leaked official documents. Read the full article
10 Feb 2017 | Index in the Press
Proposals in the UK for a swingeing new Espionage Act that could jail journalists as spies have been developed in haste by legal advisors, The Register has learned. Read the full article
10 Feb 2017 | Index in the Press
Artists are preparing go it alone at the Young Vic next month when the cast of a controversial play are reunited. Read the full article
