Index on Censorship joins an international coalition calling on the government of the United Arab Emirates to free Ahmed Mansoor.
International voices call on UAE to release Ahmed Mansoor
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Arts Council England names Index a sector support organisation
Index has been awarded funding by Arts Council England for the next four years to support its work tackling censorship and self-censorship in the arts.
Charges against Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais must be dropped
The Angolan government should immediately drop all charges against journalist and human rights activist Rafael Marques de Morais, winner of Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression Award and Fellowship in 2015.
Northern indies given ACE boost while BookTrust receives £23m windfall (The Bookseller)
Several independent publishers in the North of England will benefit from a boost in funding from Arts Council England over the next four years after the organisation announced a “significant increase” to investment outside London this morning (27th...
Rights advocates call on UAE to release Ahmed Mansoor (Al Jazeera)
Political and human rights advocates call for the release of Ahmed Mansoor, who has spent 100 days in UAE detention. Read the full article
Press freedom must not be used as a bargaining chip
The call by four Arab states — UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt — for Qatar to close news network Al Jazeera is clearly motivated by a desire to control the media in the region.
Qatar row: Al Jazeera hits back over closure demands (BBC News)
Qatari-funded media network Al Jazeera has hit back at Arab states' calls for it to be closed down. The demands were an attempt to "silence freedom of expression", it said. Read the full article
Formula 1 must reconsider plans for Bahrain race as crackdown intensifies
Index on Censorship has joined with international organisations to urge Formula 1 to address restrictions on peaceful protesters and journalists in Bahrain.
Queen’s Speech confirms Govt pushing ahead on ‘all forms of extremism’ (Christian Institute)
Plans for a Counter-Extremism Commission have been announced in the Queen’s Speech, but free speech campaigners called for the Government to pause its plans and consult widely. Read the full article
OSCE must urgently appoint new representative on freedom of the media
Index on Censorship has joined with seven other organisations to urge OSCE to appoint a new representative on freedom of the media
Atwood calls for free speech martyrs to be honoured (The Bookseller)
Margaret Atwood has said she would like to see those who have been killed in the fight to protect free speech honoured, either through a statue or a wall in London's Hyde Park. Read the full article
Banned Books Week 2017 to Celebrate Everyone’s Freedom to Read (American Booksellers)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At a time of deep political division, this year’s Banned Books Week, September 24–30, will celebrate the importance of the freedom to read for all Americans, as books can open the door to conversations among those...