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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
[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...
Through the Awards Fellowship, we work with our winners to provide longer-term assistance to help fellows maximise their impact and broaden their networks.
Mouth Shut, Loud Shouts at Marabouparken will feature material from the Index on Censorship archive.
Julia Farrington, associate arts producer at Index on Censorship, will be participating in the 2017 Arts Rights Justice Forum at the University of Hildesheim.
The Global Network Initiative, of Index on Censorship is a participant, notes the decision by the French courts to refer the global internet search de-listing case to the Court of Justice of the European Union
On the first anniversary of the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet, Index on Censorship joined Article 19, Association of European Journalists, Committee to Protect Journalists, European Federation of Journalists, International Federation of Journalists, International Press Institute, International News Safety Institute and Reporters Sans Frontieres in urging the Ukrainian president to ensure an effective investigation of the crime.