Free expression organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mohammed Ismael Rasool, a fixer for VICE News.
Free expression groups call on Turkey to release Mohammed Ismael Rasool
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Syria: No word on Bassel Khartabil’s whereabouts
Unconfirmed reports are circulating that Khartabil has been secretly sentenced to death by the Syrian government. We ask the Syrian authorities to reveal Khartabil’s whereabouts and release him immediately and unconditionally.
Zunar: “Even my pen has a stand”
Malaysian cartoonist remains defiant in the face of a trial on nine charges under the country’s colonial-era Sedition Act
Turkey: Increased pressure on journalists jeopardises public interest
Escalating pressure on media has significantly impacted journalists’ ability to report on matters of public interest
4 Nov-Jan: Malaysian cartoonist Zunar exhibited in London
To mark the 200th anniversary of the death of English caricaturist and printmaker James Gillray, the Cartoon Museum is mounting an exhibition of his work
Erica Jong: Literature’s sexual rebels
Erica Jong, who shocked readers with her novel about women’s sexuality in the 1970s, explains why she’s ready to do it again
30 Oct: Vigil for Raif Badawi and Waleed Abulkhair
Saudi Arabian blogger and activist Raif Badawi is the winner of this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded by the European Parliament. Badawi, who also won 2015 PEN Pinter Prize for an International Writer of Courage, was convicted...
Malaysian cartoonist facing 43 years in prison
Ahead of a trial on nine charges under Malaysia’s colonial-era Sedition Act, cartoonist Zunar will be in the UK to take part in several events and an exhibition
29 Oct: My fight through cartoons: In conversation with Zunar
Join us to hear a courageous artist speak about his cartoons and his inspirations, and human rights and freedom of expression in his home country Malaysia.
Fighting to speak freely: balancing privacy and free expression in the information age
In a keynote speech at the Internet Librarian International conference, Jodie Ginsberg explored the rights to privacy, security – the right to life – and freedom of expression in an information age
Coalition calls on Turkey to protect press freedom
Representatives of groups dedicated to press freedom and free expression find that pressure on journalists operating in Turkey has severely escalated in the period between parliamentary elections held June 7 and the upcoming elections.
Letter: Arbitrary conviction of Qatari poet
Index on Censorship joins coalition calling for renewed efforts on behalf of the poet Mohammed al-Ajami