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Spotlight on the media (Visegrad/Insight, 19 April 2018)
Visegrad/Insight devoted much of its November 2017 issue, ‘The Buzz Around the Ballot’ to the state of the media in its member countries – Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. ‘Media landscapes and disinformation in Central Europe’ gave serious...
#IndexAwards2018: Here’s what you need to know
Each year, the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards gala honours courageous champions who fight for free speech around the world.
London NGOs renew calls for justice for murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia (Malta Independent, 18 April 2018)
In London, a group of free expression, press freedom, and anti-corruption groups renewed called for full justice for the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, six months after her murder. Read the full article.
Prosecution of Rafael Marques de Morais part of Angolan Government’s renewed effort to stifle free expression (PEN America, 27 March 2018)
The prosecution of journalist Rafael Marques de Morais on charges of “outrage against a sovereign body” and “insult against a public office holder” represents a renewed effort by the Angolan government to stifle freedom of expression and critical...
Freedom of Expression Awards (BBC Click, 17 April 2018)
Each year Index on Censorship honours activists who have been at the forefront of tackling censorship globally. Click hears from Jodie Ginsberg about some of nominees including creators of the Museum of Dissidence in Cuba. She is joined Guy...
Index launches campaign to raise awareness of legal actions against journalists
Index on Censorship has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the use of legal threats to silence journalists and activists
Confronting SLAPP suits: Don’t let them silence you
As part of our work on media freedom, Index on Censorship is launching a campaign to raise awareness among journalists and activists about the increasing use of legal threats as a means of silencing critics and investigative reporting.
Eight vigils around the world to mark six months since Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder (Malta Today, 16 April 2018)
Eight vigils around the world, including Malta, Berlin and Washington DC, will be held on Monday 16 April, commemorating six months since the death of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Read the full article.
Kidnapping: a tactic to silence journalists (Open Democracy, 16 April 2018)
In the spring issue of the Index on Censorship magazine, we interviewed Aasim Saaed, who was kidnapped and held in captivity for 21 days last year. He said his kidnapping departed from the past because it was carried out by state forces, rather...
From Washington To Berlin: Vigils To Mark Six Months Since Caruana Galizia’s Assassination (Lovin Malta, 15 April 2018)
Eight vigils will be held across the world today to mark six months since the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car bomb outside her home. Read the full article.
Vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia in Brussels (CPJ, 15 April 2018)
The Committee to Protect Journalists, Il-Kenniesa, Reporters Without Borders, Transparency International, and European Federation of Journalists, are holding a vigil at the Schuman Roundabout - located between key EU institutions - to mark the 6th...