Photographer covering conditions at a Kent asylum centre has had his equipment confiscated
Index on Censorship calls for the immediate de-arrest of photographer Andy Aitchison
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CATEGORY: Statements
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
Malta: Renewed call for justice 1,000 days after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia
Index on Censorship joins 12 other organisations in calling on Maltese authorities to honour her legacy and ensure that those implicated in her murder are brought to justice
English PEN and Index on Censorship condemn prison sentence for Filipino journalist Maria Ressa as a “dark day for media freedom everywhere”
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has been given a sentence of up to six years in prison under a cyber libel law that didn’t exist when the article in question was published
Index urges President Trump to speak out forcefully for press freedom
We have joined with 71 other press freedom organisations to write to the President of the United States to call on him to condemn recent attacks on the media
Index welcomes news of Nabeel Rajab’s release but all charges must be dropped
Index welcomes release of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab on Tuesday but all charges against him must also be dropped
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression