Index on Censorship strongly condemns the killing of Maldives blogger Yameen Rasheed.
Maldives: Prominent blogger and internet activist stabbed to death
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Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards (BBC Click)
On the eve of the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards ceremony Gareth Mitchell talks to its Head of Advocacy, Melody Patry, and one of the finalists, Alp Toker, the founder of Turkey Blocks, an organization that monitors real-time...
Rights groups urge EU action against post-coup abuses in Turkey (Turkey Purge)
A letter written on Friday to Frederica Mogherini, EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, and Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, by a group of human rights and journalist organizations expresses concern about...
Investigate corruption allegations linking PACE and Azerbaijan
We, representatives of international and national non-governmental organisations, issue this appeal prior to a discussion of the investigation into allegations of corruption at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in...
Анастасия Зотова: “Хочу быть не женой Дадина, а самой собой” (BBC)
В пятницу стало известно о том, что оппозиционный активист Ильдар Дадин обратился в Железнодорожный городской суд Московской области с иском, в котором требует взыскать с России компенсацию в 5 млн рублей за незаконное уголовное преследование. Read...
Chinese Cartoonist, Maldives Newspaper Among Winners of Freedom of Expression Awards (The Wire)
Index on Censorship, a group that campaigns for free expression globally, announced the 2017 winners of its freedom of expression awards in London on Wednesday. The four winners were drawn from more than 400 nominations. Read the full article
Bahrain: NGOs express concern over arrest of photojournalist Sayed Ahmed Salman al-Mousawi
We, the undersigned, express our deep concern with the government of Bahrain’s continued targeting of journalists, which further restricts free press and expression in the country
Arts 2017
2017 Freedom of Expression Arts Award-winner Wang Liming, better known under the pseudonym Rebel Pepper, is one of China’s most notorious political cartoonists.
Campaigning 2017
2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Campaigning Award-winner Ildar Dadin was the first, and remains the only, person to be convicted under a notorious 2014 public assembly law.
Digital Activism 2017
2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Digital Activism Award-winner Turkey Blocks monitors internet shutdowns in Turkey.
Journalism 2017
2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Journalism Award-winning Maldives Independent, which provides news in English, is one of the few remaining independent media outlets in the country
Index announces winners of the 2017 Freedom of Expression Awards
The winners were: Chinese political cartoonist Rebel Pepper (Arts); Russian human rights activist Ildar Dadin (Campaigning); Digital collective Turkey Blocks (Digital Activism); news outlet Maldives Independent and its former editor Zaheena Rasheed (Journalism).