Women’s rights defender, writer and blogger Ghada Jamsheer remains in jail in Bahrain
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CATEGORY: Statements
Bahrain charges Ebrahim Sharif for AP interview after Prince Charles visit
Bahrain’s public prosecution yesterday charged leading opposition politician Ebrahim Sharif under article 165 of the penal code with “inciting hatred against the regime”.
Turkey: International coalition slams Cumhuriyet arrests and media closures
14 leading press freedom groups urge officials to end abuses under state of emergency
Index condemns Turkey’s “deteriorating environment for free speech”
Index on Censorship strongly condemns the recent wave of arrests and forced closures of media outlets in Turkey.
Urgent appeal to EU to call for the release of Nabeel Rajab
The Government of Bahrain continues to arbitrarily detain Nabeel Rajab, president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, founding director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
Turkey: Parliament must defend the health of democracy
The undersigned organisations call on Turkey’s national assembly to end the recently extended state of emergency, and take immediate steps to repair the damage to freedom of expression
Section 40 of Crime and Courts Act 2013 poses threat to press freedom
Impress has been recognised as an approved regulator by the Press Regulation Panel under the Royal Charter.
Letter: Crime and Courts Act 2013 danger to free press
The Crime and Courts Act 2013, as it stands, is a danger to a free press. Under the act, a publisher can be ordered to pay both sides’ costs in a dispute if the publisher is not a member of an approved regulator.
IPSO right to reject Channel 4 complaint
Index on Censorship believes that everyone has the right to express their opinion, no matter how vile or offensive those views, unless their words directly incite violence.
Turkey: State of emergency provisions violate human rights and should be revoked
We, the undersigned organisations, recognise that the Turkish government has the right and responsibility to investigate the violent events of the July 2016 coup attempt and to bring all those responsible to justice.
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression