Free speech campaigners Index on Censorship will host a night of forbidden music on December 7 to raise money for censored artists.
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IWPR Contributor Nominated for Prestigious Freedom of Expression Award (IWPR)
One of IWPR’s long-term contributors from Kazakstan, Gaziza Baituova, has been nominated for the Index on Censorship Journalism Award 2017. Read the full article
Sports journalist jailed for three months in Bahrain over a tweet (Guardian)
A Bahraini criminal court has sentenced a sports journalist to three months in prison for a tweet that allegedly defamed the Sunni sect of Islam. Read the full article
Index on Censorship зафіксував посилення глобального тиску на журналістів (Media Sapiens)
Організація Index on Censorship відзначила посилення ворожого ставлення по відношенню до ЗМІ по всьому світу. Поширення подібних настроїв призводить до зростання нападів на працівників ЗМІ а також загрожує свободі слова. Read the full...
Svenska politikers syn på Vilks är deprimerande (Dagens Nyheter)
Våra friheter är under hård press. En sammanställning av Index on Censorship beskriver 2016 som ett år av angrepp mot både enskilda journalister och det fria ordet som ”saknar motstycke” Read the full article
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How music can fight against censorship (Monocle Radio 24)
We discuss the situation in Aleppo, the re-emergence of populism in the West, how music can fight against censorship, and the luxuries and private lives of world leaders. Plus: today’s business news, an interview with Hong Kong interior designer...
Media freedom comes under unprecedented crackdown in 3Q 2016
An unprecedented series of crackdowns on media professionals and news outlets took place during the third quarter of 2016, recorded by Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project.
Digital Economy Bill enters report stage and third reading – experts attack data sharing provision (Computer Business Review)
A group of data experts have attacked the provisions for data sharing in the UK digital economy bill ahead of its report stage and third reading in the House of Parliament today. In a letter to The Telegraph on Friday experts warned of their...
Index on Censorship: journalists now under ‘unprecedented’ attack (Guardian)
Journalists are facing an “unprecedented” wave of attacks around the world with increased hostility to the media leading to assaults on individuals as well as press freedom, according to a new report. A series of crackdowns on media workers and...
Bahrain must end judicial harassment of Faisal Hayyat
We, the undersigned, express our deep concern with the Government of Bahrain’s campaign targeting journalists and activists exercising their right to free expression.
Telegraph letter turns up heat over Digital Economy Bill data sharing proposals (Government Computing)
Information specialists call for removal of personal data sharing proposals 'in their entirety' if necessary technical and legal safeguards cannot be embedded in current Bill and codes of practice. Read the full article