Nabeel Rajab was released without bail today as a Bahraini court postponed his trial until 20 January 2015.
Bahraini court postpones trial of Nabeel Rajab until 20 January
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Bahrain’s allies must take action to free human rights defenders
The undersigned 40 organisations call on the international community to publicly condemn the ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders, who face harassment, imprisonment, and forced exile for peacefully exercising their internationally recognised...
Mexico must act to protect online free speech
María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio, best known under the pseudonym "Felina", was kidnapped by armed men on 15 October in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The following day a photograph of her body was posted to her Twitter account with messages...
What is the value of toleration? (Prospect)
Is the defence of free speech and toleration merely another name for indifference, asks Piers Benn. Read the full article
Grayling’s plans for tougher sentencing are unlikely to act as a deterrent to trolls
The UK Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced plans to increase the maximum prison sentence for online abuse, or trolling, to two years. Laws already exist for dealing with harassment and threats of violence, and the Crown Prosecution...
Foreign Secretary: Use UK influence on Bahrain to free Nabeel Rajab, Zainab Al-Khawaja and Ghada Jamsheer
Dear Mr. Hammond, We are writing to you in light of your current tour of Gulf Cooperation Council countries regarding the arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defenders Nabeel Rajab, Zainab Al-Khawaja and Ghada Jamsheer in Bahrain for...
Rights groups call on UK to press Bahrain to release human rights defenders
Nine human rights organisations called on the British government on Friday to speak out publicly in the case of activists currently being detained in Bahrain. Prominent human rights defenders Nabeel Rajab, Zainab Al-Khawaja and Ghada Jamsheer have...
Azerbaijan: Stop harassment against investigative journalist
The Azerbaijani authorities should immediately lift the travel ban imposed on Khadija Ismayilova and cease all legal proceedings against her. Against the backdrop of the unprecedented crackdown on civil society, Khadija Ismayilova’s arrest on...
Nominations open for Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards 2015
Awards honour journalists, campaigners and artists fighting censorship globally Judges include journalist Mariane Pearl and human rights lawyer Sir Keir Starmer Nominate at www.indexoncensorship.org/nominations Beginning today, nominations for the...
Index launches Freedom of Expression awards 2015
Nominations are open for the annual Index awards, which since 2001 have honoured some of the world’s most remarkable free expression heroes
15 Oct: Press conference with recently freed Bahrain activist Maryam Alkhawaja
Bahrain human rights defender and 2012 Index Award Winner Nabeel Rajab is being detained and facing trial under arrest for peacefully expressing his views on Twitter. Please join Index on Censorship and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and...
Malala Yousafzai wins Nobel Peace Prize
Index award winner Malala Yousafzai has been awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize along with Indian children’s campaigner, Kailash Satyarthi.