Charges of acquiring and divulging state secrets, membership of, and administration of a terrorist organisation brought against five journalists
Turkey: Charges against five journalists must be dropped
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Index on Censorship
The power of print: a celebration of 250 issues of Index on Censorship magazine
"Censorship is as much with us as it ever was," said author, lawyer and early Index supporter Louis Blom-Cooper, in a speech to mark the 250th issue of Index on Censorship magazine, during its launch at London's magCulture on Tuesday 12 July. The...
Defend Free Speech: Minister for security defines “extremism” ten different ways in one hour
It was with considerable alarm that we watched the recent evidence session of counter-extremism minister, Karen Bradley, before Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights
Index protests judicial harassment of Bahraini human rights defender
Index strongly protests the continued judicial harassment of Nabeel Rajab, a respected Bahraini human rights defender, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release.
What a Liberty!: Raising our voice to call for change
A member of the What a Liberty! project to reimagine the Magna Carta for the 21st century writes about her experience at the public launch of the campaign to empower young people
Standing in solidarity with Turkey’s journalists
Index on Censorship supports the “I am a journalist” campaign launched by journalists and media freedom advocates from Turkey.
NGOs call for unconditional release of Bahraini human rights defender
Facing charges related to comments on the social media website Twitter, Nabeel Rajab may be sentenced to more than ten years in prison.
24 Sept: Women on the front line at Write on Kew
Join Index on Censorship’s CEO and two powerful journalists at Write on Kew
European Parliament adopts resolution condemning Bahrain’s human rights abuses
Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted, with a large majority, a resolution condemning recent human rights abuses performed by Bahraini authorities
6 July: What a Liberty! launch the Magna Carta 2.0
Since February, eighteen British teenagers have worked together to re-imagine the Magna Carta and create their own Great Charter, the Magna Carta 2.0
14 July: The role of investigative journalism and a free media in fighting corruption
How can we protect a free media and space for civil society? What are the growing restrictions facing journalists? How can investigative journalism fight corruption?
Index award-winning GreatFire launches groundbreaking new site to test VPNs in China
Anti-censorship group GreatFire have launched a new service that will help internet users inside China live test how well different VPNs are working in the country