Index on Censorship calls upon the US government to uphold the First Amendment. Whistleblowers such as Edward Snowden — as well as journalists reporting on the Prism scandal, who have come under fire — should be protected under the first amendment, not criminalised.
Index on Censorship calls on the UK government to clarify the extent and legality of the alleged surveillance by GCHQ.
Marxists express solidarity with Brazil’s protesters. The army warns Egyptians. Edward Snowden is in Moscow on his way to Ecuador.
Is the EU heading in the right direction on digital freedom? Media freedom is on the decline in the Balkans, Turkey. Cyber attacks on civil society in Vietnam and more.
Turkish composer and Index Award winner Şanar Yurdatapan shared his views on the events in Turkey with Marek Marczynski
A special report on journalists in exile from the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Toronto Star reports on Pakistan’s web snooping, Russia charges activists with plotting mass demonstrations and more.
Gay rights campaigners should be wary of calling for censorship of a “sexual purity” app, says Sean Gallagher
From Pacific Standard: There’s no reason to believe that the government is listening in on all of our phone calls, simply because the task is absurdly vast.
BRAZIL Brazilian protests see 200,000 take to the streets As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police...
In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for theIFEX General Meeting and Strategy Conference 2013, Index Director of Campaigns and Policy Marek Marczynski reports back on a protest outside the Royal Palace
CHINA Chinese Studio Head Wang Zhonglei Discusses Censorship Originally, Huayi Brothers was set to launch its 2013-14 slate at Cannes – but somehow plans changed and the company decided to unveil its slate in a lavish press conference a day before...
CANADA Free speech doesn’t cover libel or slander, in any language It was back in 2006 that Vancouver lawyer Roger McConchie warned in a CanWest News Service interview that libel cases were on the increase in Canada and that the Internet was “the...