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CATEGORY: Campaigns
International groups call for immediate and unconditional release of Zainab Al-Khawaja
Index joins with international human rights groups to call on the government of Bahrain to release Zainab Al-Khawaja
Azerbaijan: Human rights lawyer released
Index on Censorship welcomes the release of Intigam Aliyev, a human rights defender and a lawyer who specialised in defending the rights of Azerbaijani citizens before the European Court of Human Rights.
Angola: Index condemns jailing of 17 activists for anti-government “rebellion”
Index is appalled at the sentencing of Angolan activists whose “crime” was taking part in a reading group discussing ideas of democracy.
Turkey should drop criminal charges against journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül
Leading international free expression and press freedom groups condemn politically motivated trial
#IndexAwards2016: Bolo Bhi campaigns against attempts to censor the internet in Pakistan
Bolo Bhi, which means “speak up” in Urdu, is a non-profit run by a powerful all-female team, fighting for internet access, digital security and privacy in Pakistan and around the world
World Poetry Day: Seamus Heaney’s love of language
It’s the 17th annual World Poetry Day, which was first declared by Unesco in 1999 to help meet the world’s aesthetic needs by promoting the reading and writing of poetry
Political prisoners released in Azerbaijan
Sport for Rights coalition expresses its relief over the release of 15 political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
Bahrain must immediately release Zainab Al-Khawaja
Index on Censorship calls for the immediate release of human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja, who was arrested on Monday 14 March 2016 with her one-year-old son Abdulhadi.
Syria: Renewed calls for Bassel Khartabil’s release on fourth anniversary of detention
Syria’s authorities should reveal the whereabouts of Bassel Khartabil, a software developer and free speech activist, and release him immediately
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship