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.

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, CEO of Index on Censorship, spoke about hate speech at the 30th anniversary of the Rafto Forum, Bergen, 2016
[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’...
Women’s rights defender, writer and blogger Ghada Jamsheer remains in jail in Bahrain
Bahrain’s public prosecution yesterday charged leading opposition politician Ebrahim Sharif under article 165 of the penal code with “inciting hatred against the regime”.
14 leading press freedom groups urge officials to end abuses under state of emergency
Index on Censorship strongly condemns the recent wave of arrests and forced closures of media outlets in Turkey.
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
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
Impress has been recognised as an approved regulator by the Press Regulation Panel under the Royal Charter.
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression