[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The world is in serious need of a laugh right now. A ridiculous, oversized belly laugh would let the tension ease out. We are on edge, with that nasty grating feeling, a bit like when there’s raw skin in your...
Türkiye: İnsan hakları örgütleri, darbeye katılmakla suçlanan gazetecilerin davasını takip edecek
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]19 Haziran'da aralarında gazetecilerin de olduğu 17 sanığın yargılandığı davanın ilk duruşması görülecek. Sanıklar arasında önde gelen yazar ve siyasi yorumculardan Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan ve Nazlı Ilıcak da...
Turkey: Rights groups to monitor criminal trial against journalists accused of participating in coup
Index on Censorship is joining a mission to Turkey to observe the first hearing in a trial concerning 17 defendants, including a number of journalists, accused of participating in the failed 2016 coup.
Contents: 100 years on
The Summer 2017 issue of Index on Censorship magazine looks at how the consequences of the 1917 Russian Revolution still affect freedoms today
What the Romans did for us: on the age-old art of propaganda (Open Democracy)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]People see propaganda as a modern problem – manipulation by mass media. But the story is far older, and the tactics are timeless. While the game has moved on, the rules remain the same. Read the full...
Journalist shot while reporting from Yemen warns media (Press Gazette)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yemeni journalist Abdulaziz Muhammad al-Sabri details the dangers of reporting in his country. Interview by Laura Silvia Battaglia. Read the full article[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row...
Russia: Index condemns arrest of protesters and journalists at anti-corruption rallies
Index on Censorship calls on Russian authorities to drop all charges against demonstrators and journalists
Germany targets social media companies with new law
Increasingly, governments are devolving responsibility for determining what constitutes unacceptable content to private companies.
More than 3,000 threats to press freedom put on the map in new online project (Press Gazette)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There have been more than 3,100 recorded threats to press freedom across Europe and its neighbouring states in the last three years, according to a new online tool that maps incidents. Read the full...
Groups urge UN members to call for freedom for Bahraini human rights defender
On the one-year anniversary of Nabeel Rajab’s arrest, Index on Censorship joins 14 international NGOs to call for his release
Azerbaijan: Interpol must prevent misuse of alerts against Leyla and Arif Yunus
Index on Censorship joins with 24 other international organisations to call on Interpol to prevent the misuse of Interpol alerts against Leyla and Arif Yunus
Coalition opposes decision to destroy sculpture
The Walker Art Center’s decision to destroy Sam Durant’s installation raises concerns about responses to critique and controversy
