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Index on Censorship
Bahrain: Security agency summons online activist who exposed torture in plea to king
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Index on Censorship condemn Yusuf Al-Jamri’s torture, and the torture of all persons by Bahrain’s NSA.
Index urges Russian government to halt deportation of Uzbek journalist
Journalist Khudoberdi Nurmatov, who works for independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, is set to be deported back to Uzbekistan, where it is feared he will be tortured.
Journalism Advocates Join In Tracking Trump-Era Attacks On The Press (Huffington Post)
Jenni Monet, one of a half-dozen journalists arrested this year covering the Standing Rock pipeline protests in North Dakota, recalled being verbally abused by police during her 30-hour detention, including hours in a freezing garage. Monet’s...
One of Syria’s best-known democracy activists has been executed (Washington Post)
Most of the activists who embraced the calls for freedom that resonated across Syria in 2011 were imprisoned, killed or forced into exile before anyone even knew their names. One whose reputation had become known beyond Syria’s borders was Bassel...
Media Organizations Band Together to Track Press Freedom Violations in U.S. (PJ Media)
Stressing that "constant vigilance and an honest accounting of the country’s track record on press freedom are essential," a coalition of press freedom groups has launched a first-of-its-kind website to track problems faced by reporters on the job...
Bassel Khartabil: Syrian internet freedom activist ‘executed’ (BBC News)
A Syrian internet freedom activist was executed soon after he disappeared from prison in late 2015, his wife and supporters say they have learned. Bassel Khartabil's wife said he was killed in October 2015 after receiving a death sentence. Read the...
Syria: Rights groups condemn execution of Bassel Khartabil
The family of Bassel Khartabil, a Syrian-Palestinian software engineer and free speech activist, confirmed that he had been subjected to an extrajudicial execution in October 2015.
New website to track press freedom violations in United States
Index on Censorship joined more than 20 press freedom organisations announcing the launch today of the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a new nonpartisan website dedicated to documenting press freedom abuses across the United States.
Mapping Media Freedom: Arrest of media professionals quadruples in first quarter
Journalists continue to face unprecedented pressure in Europe as reports submitted to Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom platform in the first quarter of 2017 demonstrate.
Honouring Bassel Khartabil, Syrian digital activist
Index on Censorship mourns the death of 2013 Freedom of Expression Digital Activism Award-winning Bassel Khartabil, who had been held Syrian prisons since 2012.
Ceftus anniversary gala and achievement awards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/EbGIEmUhbLQ"][vc_column_text]Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS), a London-based non-profit organisation that organises monthly events in London dedicated to Turkey, will be holding the sixth...