[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear Mr. Désir Index on Censorship welcomes your appointment as the Representative on Freedom of the Media by the OSCE member states. We would like to extend our congratulations to you. Like you, we agree...
Turkish authorities have arrested at least 115 people who they suspect of being involved in last year's failed military coup and having links with the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO). The suspects include journalists, midwives, academics and...
Index on Censorship has joined international organisations to urge the Polish defence minister to drop complaint against journalist Tomasz Piatek
More than 4,000 miles from home in Poland's capital, President Trump couldn't help but needle his favorite target of the week, CNN, using his catch-all derogatory moniker, "fake news." Read the full article
Index on Censorship joins with international organisations to urge France to pressure Azerbaijan on its approach to free expression
Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bahrain for "broadcasting fake news". Read the full article
Index on Censorship strongly condemns the sentencing of Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison
Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate and writer Liu Xiaobo, who was imprisoned since 2009 for calling for more freedom in his country, has been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer
Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bahrain for "broadcasting fake news". A court ruled that he had undermined the "prestige" of the kingdom, the state news agency reports. Read the full article
Outspoken comedians took to the stage for a freedom of expression charity on Tuesday night as one comic joked the move was not entirely altruistic – as he might need it himself one day. Read the full article
Index condemns the arrest of Idil Eser, director of Amnesty International Turkey, and demands her immediate and unconditional release
Organisations and individuals from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the USA sent letters to their respective governments insisting that they defend strong encryption