Women’s rights defender, writer and blogger Ghada Jamsheer remains in jail in Bahrain
Bahrain: Human rights defender Ghada Jamsheer remains in jail despite poor health
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Index on Censorship
Italy journalists ‘most threatened’ (ANSA)
Italy in January-September 2016 had the highest number of incidents of threats against journalists and media outfits in the EU, a study by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights showed Thursday. Read the full article
Bahrain charges Ebrahim Sharif for AP interview after Prince Charles visit
Bahrain’s public prosecution yesterday charged leading opposition politician Ebrahim Sharif under article 165 of the penal code with “inciting hatred against the regime”.
Indian sociologist accused of murder in case she says is retaliation for her work
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Two Indian social scientists are among 10 people charged with murder in Chhattisgarh, an Indian state wracked by an ongoing insurgency by Maoist rebels that the academics were actively studying. Neither Nandini...
Satire on the front line: Aseem Trivedi and Martin Rowson
Aseem Trivedi will join Martin Rowson in London to discuss, draw and debate freedom of expression and solidarity across borders.
Is the EU abandoning its promotion of freedom of expression via trade agreements? (Disruptive Competition Project)
The EU has in recent years used trade agreements as a venue for promotion of human rights, notably freedom of speech. Yet, as trade negotiators seek to wrap up trade negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), the EU seems to have...
Journalism groups oppose French global delisting order (Reporters Committee)
As France continues to push the envelope in terms of enforcing a worldwide “right to be forgotten,” free press advocates in the U.S. have stepped in to help Google defend itself from an order to delist content across the global Internet. Read the...
Forbidden Songs: a candlelit performance of censored music with Moddi
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Join Index on Censorship for a candlelit evening of songs censored and silenced, played live by award-winning Norwegian musician Moddi. Set in the beautifully restored Victorian Hoxton Hall, this one-night-only...
In defence of the demos
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Index on Censorship's Julia Farrington will be taking part in an evening of rapid-fire talks, screenings and performances staged on Ai Weiwei’s work, Fondation, a platform made from the ruins of ancient columns....
Arts 2016
Winner of the 2016 Freedom of Expression Arts Award, artist Murad Subay uses his country’s streets as a canvas to protest Yemen’s war, institutionalised corruption and forced “disappearings”.
Awards 2017
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Turkey: International coalition slams Cumhuriyet arrests and media closures
14 leading press freedom groups urge officials to end abuses under state of emergency