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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
Survey: Are ad-blockers killing the media?
Spiegel Online’s managing editor Matthias Streitz and Privacy International technologist Richard Tynan go head to head to debate the rise of ad-blockers
Azerbaijan’s war on independent media (Global Journalist)
Under President Ilham Aliyev, the economy of Azerbaijan has expanded spectacularly. An oil boom has fueled a 10 fold increase in the size of its economy since he took power in 2003. But under Aliyev, the country of 10 million has been one of the...
Discussion: What are taboos and what role do they play in society?
Do taboos play an essential role in culture and society, or must we simply get rid of them? Index on Censorship magazine editor Rachael Jolley spoke on the topic at Fritt Ord headquarters
Turkey’s film festivals face a narrowing space for expression
The Siyah Bant initiative, which carries out research on censorship of the arts in Turkey, has given much coverage to obstacles to freedom of expression in the cinematic field
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab hospitalised after 15 days in solitary confinement
Index on Censorship is deeply concerned by news that Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been hospitalised while in prison