Proposed legislation that could see journalists and whistleblowers sentenced up to 14 years for leaking official documents has no place in a democracy.
UK proposals to update spy laws a threat to journalism
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National and international cultural and human rights organisations denounce Trump’s executive order on immigration
More than thirty cultural institutions and human rights organisations around the world oppose Trump’s immigration ban
Groups urge Boris Johnson to call for release of Nabeel Rajab
International organisations call on the British foreign minister to pressure Bahrain to end judicial harassment of human rights advocate Nabeel Rajab
Azerbaijan: Political prisoners hostages to fossil fuel extraction
International investment in fossil fuel extraction is making me and other Azerbaijani political prisoners hostages to the Aliyev regime.
Rights groups demand justice for journalist Mehman Huseynov tortured in Azerbaijan
Global human rights organisations strongly condemn the abduction and torture of Azerbaijani journalist Mehman Huseynov
What is Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013?
Section 40 does not protect “ordinary” individuals as its advocates claim. It protects the rich and powerful and is a gift to the corrupt and conniving to silence investigative journalists – particularly media outfits that don’t have very deep pockets.
Threats to boycott publishers undermine intellectual freedom and harm readers and writers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As organisations dedicated to protecting freedom of expression, we write to comment on the calls for a boycott against Simon & Schuster because Threshold Editions, one of its imprints, has contracted to...
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab remains in prison despite court order for his release
Nabeel Rajab, the prominent Bahraini human rights activist who has been held in prison for the past seven months, was due to be released on bail but remains in Jau prison.
Section 40 jeopardises press freedom
Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 is a danger to a free press. We urge you to take action.
Freedom of the press and a state regulator
This letter appeared in The Times on 16 December 2016 Sir, Index on Censorship has published stories by censored writers for more than four decades. Now we ourselves face the prospect of censorship via legal action in the UK. As it stands,...
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