Accusations of “inciting hatred against the state” and “using social media to spread fake news” are being used to silence government critics.
Human rights activist Amal Fathy’s arrest comes amid wider crackdown in Egypt
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Shakespeare under the radar
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="100419" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]Celebrate daring artists who stage Shakespeare expressly to challenge political authority. Shakespeare’s texts have been used time and again to bypass censorship and...
Coalition to intervene in Canada Supreme Court case on confidentiality of journalists’ sources
A coalition of 12 press freedom and civil liberties groups from around the world, including Index on Censorshp, will intervene in a VICE News case seeking to keep confidential conversations between its reporter Ben Makuch and a source from being turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
West Yorkshire Police force do not know their law
The West Yorkshire Police force do not know their law. The Malicious Communications Act 1988 has no provision whatsoever for “insulting or abusive” messages.
Russia: Telegram block leads to widespread assault on freedom of expression online
53 international and Russian human rights, media and Internet freedom organisations, strongly condemn the attempts by the Russian Federation to block the Internet messaging service Telegram.
Facial recognition technology is “dangerously inaccurate” (IT Pro, 15 May 2018)
Police stored innocent people's biometrics data after mistaking them for criminals, says privacy group. The Metropolitan Police's use of facial recognition is misidentifying innocent people as wanted criminals more than nine times out of 10,...
Why Turkish president Erdogan’s visit to Britain has led to protests (iNews, 15 May, 2018)
Protests have been taking place outside Downing Street ahead of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May. Mr Erdogan, who arrived in Britain on Sunday for a three-day visit, will also meet the Queen. Read the...
Queen meets Turkish president at Buckingham Palace (Evening Express, 15 May 2018)
Protesters have been demonstrating ahead of Mr Erdogan’s talks with Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday afternoon. Critics accused the PM of “cosying up” to the totalitarian leader for economic reasons as she prepared to host him in No 10. Read...
How free is speech on US campuses?
Students from four universities cite race and politics as sensitive topics on campus
Israeli government must halt its extreme aggression toward protesters
The killings of unarmed Palestinian protesters by Israel Defense Forces marks a grave and horrendous assault on the right to protest.
Index on Censorship calls on Egypt to immediately release activist Amal Fathy
Freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship calls on Egypt to immediately release activist Amal Fathy, who was detained by police last Friday.
Egyptian activist detained over social media video post criticizing government (CNN, 12 May 2018)
Human rights groups are calling for the release of an Egyptian activist arrested after she posted a video criticizing the government for failing to protect women against sexual harassment. Amal Fathy, an activist focusing on democratization in...