Index calls on authorities to drop all charges against the activist and his 12 co-defendants, who all face the death penalty
Joint statement demands immediate release of Algerian Hirak poet Mohamed Tadjadit
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CATEGORY: Statements
Hungary: a severely restricted media environment
The Council of Europe’s Platform for the safety of journalists issues statement after members, including Index, visited to meet with media workers, legal experts and civil society representatives
New report: Urgent reform needed on media freedom in Bulgaria
Modest progress has been made in the last four years but government and public authorities must do more
Bulgaria: Press freedom undermined by political polarisation and delayed reforms
A coalition of international press freedom organisations including Index has called for urgent action to push forward domestic and EU-mandated reforms
Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK Working Group
Transnational repression (TNR) is on the rise globally, fuelled by rapidly evolving technology, global democratic-backsliding and the rise of authoritarianism and years of neglect by previous governments.
Ireland’s Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech
More than 30 organisations call on the Seanad to take action over anti-SLAPP measures, calling it a missed opportunity to protect freedom of expression
Turkish arrest warrant against Nedim Türfent condemned
Index and other organisations sound alarm over threat of extradition facing the Kurdish writer, journalist and poet
Georgia: Independent media face increasing repression as new laws come into effect
Laws on foreign funding and broadcast content empower authorities to censor, prosecute and close media that provide vital news to the public
A letter to David Lammy on the imprisonment of Ahmed al-Doush
Index has written to the UK’s Foreign Secretary regarding the unjust treatment of the British citizen in Saudi Arabia
Celebrated author Margaret Atwood wins The British Book Award for Freedom to Publish
The Handmaid’s Tale author was awarded the prize in partnership with Index on Censorship
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression