Written by : Mark Frary
Rowan Atkinson joins Index in call for changes to Scotland’s planned hate crime bill
Comedian is one of 20 individuals who have signed a joint letter, along with Index on Censorship, raising concerns over the wording of a new bill 
#HoldTheLine Coalition calls on Philippines authorities to drop Maria Ressa charges ahead of 22 July hearing
Rappler founder faces up to a century in jail from the various tax and libel charges ranged against her Ruth Smeeth: “From Ethiopia to Hong Kong, we will not abandon you”
from Turkey to Poland, Brazil to Kashmir, the most stark has been the appalling attack on human rights in Hong Kong. The Chinese government has dealt a fatal blow to the “one country, two systems” pledge. In the hours that followed the government enacting its new National Security Law for Hong Kong, hundreds of people […] Free speech is for me
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. In laoreet lorem in erat sollicitudin, ac convallis ante auctor. Sed ac ipsum malesuada, iaculis metus vel, vestibulum dolor Governments using virus as cover to restrict newspapers
Several countries have banned publishers from producing and distributing print newspapers and magazines to stop the spread of the Covid virus despite a lack of scientific evidence Index calls for immediate release of Lina Attalah
Editor of Egyptian online news portal detained after interviewing mother of hunger striker Alaa Abd El Fattah 150 attacks on media freedom reported in 50 days
In the 50 days since Index started tracking incidents where journalists have been attacked or stopped from reporting on Covid-19, we have reported on more than 150 incidents Index announces first digital fellowship week
Index has held its first digital fellows week because of the coronavirus, Mark Frary reports How FOI laws are being rewritten during the Covid-19 crisis
Governments are sweeping information requests under the coronavirus carpet. We must not let them 
