It finds that Rajab should never have been prosecuted and that Bahraini authorities employed “vague and overly broad” legal provisions to target him for his “political views and convictions”
CATEGORY: Statements
Bangladesh: Shahidul Alam should be released and the allegations against him dropped
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On 6 August 2018, Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam was arrested and detained for allegedly “making...
Reading broadens the mind: Send a bookbasher a book
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On Saturday, thugs damaged displays and threatened staff at a bookshop in London. At Index on Censorship, we...
Alex Jones, Infowars and the internet
Index believes that all speech – eccentric, contentious, heretical, unwelcome, provocative and even bigoted – should be protected unless it directly incites violence.
Hungary’s deteriorating press and media freedom
The undersigned media freedom organisations are writing to draw your attention to the deteriorating situation of press and media freedom in Hungary, in particular the recent case of Hir TV
Index condemns attack on London bookshop
Index on Censorship condemns the attack on a London bookshop in which protesters destroyed displays, wrecked books and chanted far-right slogans.
China blocks Index on Censorship articles in Sage journals database
Index on Censorship magazine’s publishers Sage have informed Index that seven articles from Index on Censorship magazine, which mention Tiananmen Square, have been blocked on the Sage database of academic journals in China (a paid-to-view platform for academics).
Google’s collusion with China’s oppressive regime
Index on Censorship condemns the apparent decision by Google to do business in China.
UN special rapporteur expresses serious concerns on UK’s counter-terrorism bill
The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin has expressed serious concerns about the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill
Vague treason law could be used to punish political enemies, says Index
Index on Censorship rejects proposals for a new UK treason law.
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression