Index on Censorship joined with 56 other NGOs to call for the deletion of Article 13 from the proposal on the Digital Single Market.
Article 13: Monitoring and filtering of internet content is unacceptable
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CATEGORY: Statements
Buffer zones have potential to set a dangerous precedent
A vote by Ealing Council that could see anti-abortion protesters banned from demonstrating outside a clinic in a bid to protect women from harassment raises troubling implications for freedom of expression.
58 NGOs support motion for dismissal of PACE president Pedro Agramunt
We, members of the NGO coalition the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) and other NGOs across Europe, welcome the recent motion for dismissal of Pedro Agramunt CA
Guggenheim drops artworks after threats of violence
The Guggenheim’s alarming action continues a growing worldwide trend in which threats of violent protest are silencing artistic expression and posing a danger to free speech in general.
Index urges Ukraine to not extradite journalist to Uzbekistan
On 20 September authorities detained Narzullo Okhunjonov when he arrived at an international airport in Kyiv, Ukraine, following an Interpol red notice
Conviction of Cage’s advocacy director an abuse of anti-terror legislation
The conviction of Muhammad Rabbani, director of advocacy group Cage, for refusing to divulge his phone PIN and passwords under anti-terror legislation is very concerning.
First Amendment protects right to #TakeTheKnee
President Donald Trump’s take on athletes who choose to kneel during the national anthem hows his disregard for the protections offered by the US Constitution’s First Amendment.
Syrian mother and daughter journalists murdered in Istanbul
The bodies of Syrian journalists Orouba Barakat and her daughter Halla Barakat were discovered in their apartment in Istanbul.
Russia must investigate violent attacks against Yulia Latynina
Index on Censorship calls on Russian authorities to swiftly investigate violent attacks on journalist Yulia Latynina, who was forced to flee the country.
Bahrain: Human rights activist’s trial postponed to 27 September
Leading Bahraini human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab appeared in the Higher Criminal Court on 11 September to be told by a new judge that the case had been continued to 27 September.
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression