Despite promising reform and introducing a new constitution in 2011, Morocco’s treatment of dissidents indicates the changes were just window dressing, Samia Errazzouki writes
Free speech sidelined in Morocco
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Guest Post: International solidarity with Russian civil society is crucial
Global action is needed to counter Putin’s crackdown on civil society, says Yuri Dzhibladze, president of the Center for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights
Related: In war on free expression, Putin approves restrictive legislation
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FROM INDEX ON CENSORSHIP MAGAZINE Global view: Who has freedom of expression? Freedom of expression is a universal, fundamental human right. But who actually has access to free expression? Index CEO Kirsty Hughes looks at the evidence. (Index on...
European parliament orders NSA inquiry
The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee is to hold an inquiry into claims that the United States has been engaged in surveillance of European citizens and diplomats. The inquiry is to report by the end of 2013.
PRISM, NSA and the privacy debate
Is the PRISM revelation as surprising as the news coverage makes it seem? Privacy researcher and advocate Caspar Bowden tells Alexandra Kulikova how mishandling of privacy by governments and media has disrupted public engagement with the privacy debate
Free expression in the news
INDEX MAGAZINE Index magazine: The Multipolar Challenge to Free Expression Coming up in the next issue of Index on Censorship magazine, out Monday, is a special report on the shifting world power balance and the implications for freedom of...
Index calls on Egypt’s interim government to halt censorship of media
In the wake of the ousting of former president Mohamed Morsi in Egypt and commitments to initiate a road map to return to democracy, Index on Censorship calls on Egypt’s interim government to stop all censorship introduced as part of the military takeover, immediately reverse the closure of media outlets, release journalists arrested, and to allow a free and open media to operate representing all views in society.
Free expression in the news
INDEX MAGAZINE Index magazine: The Multipolar Challenge to Free Expression Coming up in the next issue of Index on Censorship magazine, out Monday, is a special report on the shifting world power balance and the implications for freedom of...
Index on Censorship calls on the EU to protect whistleblowers’ right to freedom of expression
Following reports that some European countries have prevented a plane carrying the Bolivian President Evo Morales into their airspace, Index on Censorship calls on EU members to honour their commitments to freedom of expression.
Free expression in the news
INDEX MAGAZINE Index magazine: The Multipolar Challenge to Free Expression Coming up in the next issue of Index on Censorship magazine, out Monday, is a special report on the shifting world power balance and the implications for freedom of...
Free expression in the news
CANADA Canada: Land of the Free Canada is far from American stereotypes of socialism, centralization and obeisance, at least in relative terms. By almost any measure, Canada is a freer country than the U.S.A. (Daily Caller) RUSSIA Russian Police...
Tunisia: rapper is in danger
Index on Censorship calls on Tunisian authorities to halt its attacks on free expression and overturn the two-year sentence handed down to rapper Alaa Yacoub