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On International Women’s Day, a call for justice for Egyptian human rights defender Amal Fathy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On International Women's Day Doughty Street Chambers and Index on Censorship renew calls for the threat of arrest to be dropped for Egyptian women's rights defender Amal Fathy. Ms Fathy, who made a video about...
This week at Index: Four amazing artists and arts organisations
This week Index profiles the #IndexAwards2019 Arts category shortlist.
Forcing social media companies to act as law enforcers without due legal process undermines fundamental principles of democracy
Jodie Ginsberg comments on calls by politicians to ban Tommy Robinson from YouTube.
UK government proposals to tackle online harms pose real risk to online freedom of expression
Index on Censorship has joined with Open Rights Group and Digital Rights Partners to warn the UK government that its proposals for tackling online content pose a real risk to freedom of expression.
Rights groups criticise Formula One over Bahrain stance (Reuters, 6 March 2019)
LONDON (Reuters) - Human rights groups accused Formula One on Wednesday of ignoring abuses allegedly related to the Bahrain Grand Prix, urging the sports' leaders to honour commitments and take a stronger stance. Human Rights Watch (HRW), the...
Azerbaijani journalist and human rights activist Mehman Huseynov released from prison
Index on Censorship welcomes the release of Azerbaijani journalist and human rights activist Mehman Huseynov.
This week at Index: Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Doğan released from prison
Index on Censorship welcomes the release of 2019 Freedom of Expression Arts Award nominee Zehra Doğan
Jodie Ginsberg on Uganda trying to censor its musicians and filmmakers (The World Tonight, BBC World Service, 26 February 2019)
Uganda’s government is proposing regulations that will affect all artists in the country. These include vetting new songs, videos and film scripts, prior to their release. Musicians, producers, promoters, filmmakers and all other artists...
Indonesia’s overly restrictive Music Bill must be withdrawn
Index urges proposed legislation that would restrict artistic freedom be discarded
Threat of arrest must be dropped for Egyptian women’s rights defender Amal Fathy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Index on Censorship, the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) and counsel at Doughty Street Chambers have filed further information at the request of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention...
Kurdish artist Zehra Doğan released from Turkish prison
Index on Censorship welcomes the release of 2019 Freedom of Expression Arts Award nominee