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Groups urge UN to call on Bahrain to release human rights defender
Fifty-four international human rights and free expression organisations have written to the United Nations on behalf of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.
Freedom of the press and a state regulator
This letter appeared in The Times on 16 December 2016 Sir, Index on Censorship has published stories by censored writers for more than four decades. Now we ourselves face the prospect of censorship via legal action in the UK. As it stands,...
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab’s trial postponed for fifth time
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bahrain's criminal court today postponed Index Award winner Nabeel Rajab's trial to 28 December, when he is expected to be sentenced. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy spoke to Rajab's family, who...
Syria: Whereabouts of four abducted activists unknown
Prominent human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Al-Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazim Hammadi – the Douma four – should be released immediately, 32 human rights organisations said today, on the third anniversary of their abduction. On 09...
Tech companies’ data-sharing agreement presents threat to free expression
Index on Censorship is deeply concerned about plans outlined by technology companies to share information about, and collectively remove, extremist content.
Azerbaijan must stop crackdown on freedom of expression
The government of Azerbaijan is carrying out a multi-pronged attack on freedom of expression.
The UK government must do more to address human rights situation in Bahrain
The Bahraini authorities’ orchestrated attack on the rights to free expression, assembly and association, has seriously undermined the prospects of a political solution to Bahrain’s domestic unrest.
Jodie Ginsberg: The question of hate speech
Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of Index on Censorship, spoke about hate speech at the 30th anniversary of the Rafto Forum, Bergen, 2016
Letter: Hands off our data
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Originally published on The Telegraph letters page SIR – We wish to highlight concerns with “information sharing” provisions in the Digital Economy Bill. The Bill puts government ministers in control of citizens’...
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression