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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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.
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.
2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Digital Activism Award-winner Turkey Blocks monitors internet shutdowns in Turkey.
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
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).
Pro-Israel activists picketed an award ceremony in London last night over the nomination of Breaking the Silence, an Israeli veterans’ group which collects testimonies about alleged human rights abuses. The campaign group Index on Censorship had...