The decision to withdraw amendments on freedom of expression at the eleventh hour will have a chilling effect
Letter to MSPs on Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Bill
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CATEGORY: Statements
Index raises concerns over UK Freedom of Information
We join media freedom organisations, editors and broadcasters in calling for an urgent review of right-to-know legislation
Index calls on US Department of Justice to drop Julian Assange appeal
We join 23 press freedom, civil liberties, and human rights organisations in call to drop case against WikiLeaks founder
International Day of Solidarity with Belarus
Index and 16 other organisations call for all imprisoned journalists to be immediately released
Index on Censorship calls for the immediate de-arrest of photographer Andy Aitchison
Photographer covering conditions at a Kent asylum centre has had his equipment confiscated
Index urges UN Secretary-General to demand member states respect human rights following Ruhollah Zam execution
Following the execution on Saturday in Iran of Ruhollah Zam, an activist and journalist who had been accused of using a messaging app to stir up dissent, Index call on the UN Secretary-General to demand members respect the UN Declaration on Human Rights
UK online harms proposals could gravely impact free speech
Index has significant concerns about the UK government’s proposals for online harms and their unintended consequences on free speech
Heavy fines on social networks for not tackling online abuse may have unintended consequences
Index CEO Ruth Smeeth discusses the proposed Online Harms Bill in a virtual session organised by the Board of Deputies after a rise in anti-Semitic attacks
Ireland notified by Council of Europe over legal action against media outlet
Index on Censorship have raised a Council of Europe alert amid concerns over current legal action against the Dublin Inquirer
Index condemns continued erosion of human rights in Hong Kong
Index condemn the escalation of attacks on basic freedoms in Hong Kong
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression