Index on Censorship welcomes the release of 2019 Freedom of Expression Arts Award nominee
Kurdish artist Zehra Doğan released from Turkish prison
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This week at Index: 45 years of Index magazine archive now free
For the first time, the archive of Index magazine are open to the public without a subcription.
Decades of articles by world’s leading writers now free as Index on Censorship magazine archive becomes available without subscription
Index on Censorship is pleased to announce that the online archive of 45 years of publications of Index on Censorship magazine, published by SAGE Publishing, will be free to read globally.
Farcical indictment shows how far Turkey has fallen
Index on Censorship condemns a criminal indictment sent to a Turkish court against 16 civil society leaders including artist Meltem Arikan, actors Memet Ali Alabora and Pinar Ogun, and journalist Can Dündar.
Press freedom groups demand answers from Slovak authorities over failure to stop killing of investigative journalist (Press Gazette, 20 February 2019)
Press freedom groups and journalist organisations have pushed Slovak authorities to look into state failures to stop the murder of investigative reporter Jan Kuciak on the anniversary of his death one year ago. Ten groups, including Reporter...
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death marked new trend – report (The Shift, 27 January 2019)
There is a distinct lack of awareness among decision makers about how bad the situation is for journalists reporting on corruption, according to Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project that monitors violations against media...
Slovakia must deliver justice and accountability in murder of journalist Jan Kuciak
Thursday 21 February 2019 will commemorate a full year since the assassination of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová in Slovakia. Kuciak was investigating cross-border corruption and links between powerful people and various mafia networks.
Index at #ijf19: How to fight back against the censors?
Join Index Magazine editor Rachael Jolley at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, where she will be discussing the state of censorship and the need for more tools and knowledge on how to circumvent the censors.
Wider definition of harm can be manipulated to restrict media freedom
Index on Censorship welcomes a report by the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee into disinformation and fake news that calls for greater transparency on social media companies’ decision making processes, on who posts political advertising and on use of personal data.
London police has forced YouTube to delete over 100 UK drill music videos (Dazed, 15 February 2019)
YouTube continues to crack down on the drill scene as more music videos have been pulled down from the platform at the request of London’s police force. Since the city has seen a rise in knife crime, The Metropolitan Police has continually argued...
This week at Index: Philippines must end judicial harassment of Maria Ressa
The arrest of the editor of the Rappler raises concerns for press freedom in the Philippines.
Index at CIJ Well Told
CIJ Well Told is the UK’s only longform and narrative festival, and takes place on 1 and 2 March at Goldsmiths college, London.