In a new and concerning escalation of its crackdown against civil society, Bahraini authorities are targeting human rights defenders
Bahrain: NGOs call for an end to reprisals against human rights defenders
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CATEGORY: Statements
Index condemns arrest of Nabeel Rajab
Bahraini authorities have arrested Nabeel Rajab, a prominent human rights activist.
EU agreement with tech firms on hate speech guaranteed to stifle free expression
Index on Censorship condemned the agreement between the European Commission and tech firms Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft to tackle hate speech online.
Azerbaijan: Index on Censorship calls for Khadija Ismayilova’s convictions to be quashed
Index on Censorship calls for all Khadija Ismayilova’s convictions to be quashed following the reduction in her jail sentence to a three-and-a-half-year suspended term
GNI welcomes appeal to the global reach of “the right to be forgotten”
The Global Network Initiative welcomes the announcement that Google is appealing a French data protection authority ruling requiring the global take down
UK government must ensure it protects free speech with new counter-extremism plans
The government’s planned Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill must be carefully crafted to avoid damaging freedom of expression.
UAE: Free human rights defender Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith
We, the undersigned NGOs, call on the authorities to immediately release human rights defender and professor of economics Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith, who remains in detention
Azerbaijan: Free prisoners before Baku Grand Prix race
The Formula One Group leadership should urge the Azerbaijani government to release unjustly imprisoned activists and journalists ahead of the European Grand Prix
BBC appointments process must be clear and transparent
In restructuring the governance structure of the British Broadcasting Corporation, it is vital that the government ensures the corporation’s independence and role as a public broadcaster not a state broadcaster.
Truth and the public interest are forbidden in Turkey
Index on Censorship condemns the clearly political sentencing of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression