Index on Censorship condemns the decision by Saudi authorities to sentence Ashraf Fayadh to death on charges of apostasy
Joint statement on death sentence of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh
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CATEGORY: Campaigns
NGOs condemn imprisonment and nationality revocation of photographer
Award-winning photographer Sayed Ahmed al-Mousawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison and had his nationality revoked, along with 12 others, after covering a series of demonstrations in early 2014.
Syria: Fears for life of free expression advocate Bassel Khartabil
Bassel Khartabil, a defender of freedom expression being held in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance, may be facing a death sentence
Free expression groups call on Turkey to release Mohammed Ismael Rasool
Free expression organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mohammed Ismael Rasool, a fixer for VICE News.
Syria: No word on Bassel Khartabil’s whereabouts
Unconfirmed reports are circulating that Khartabil has been secretly sentenced to death by the Syrian government. We ask the Syrian authorities to reveal Khartabil’s whereabouts and release him immediately and unconditionally.
Student reading lists: Music and censorship
To mark the launch of the Music In Exile Fund, Index on Censorship has compiled a reading list of articles that have appeared in the magazine since 1982 and deal with censorship and music
Turkey: Increased pressure on journalists jeopardises public interest
Escalating pressure on media has significantly impacted journalists’ ability to report on matters of public interest
Newsnight: David Aaronovitch debates free speech and universities
One of the truly great things about being a student used to be the exposure university life gave you to all sorts of views — absurd and
Padraig Reidy: UK’s counter-extremism strategy is another blow to universities as free spaces
There are a few techniques you can use to spot whether someone has slightly dodgy views on the world. My favourite is the hand-chopping test.
Join Index on Censorship’s Youth Advisory Board
Index on Censorship is recruiting for its next Youth Advisory Board for the six months from January until June 2016
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship