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Tony Blair’s plans to tackle extremism will stifle free speech
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Joint Letter: Prosecution of Rafael Marques de Morais
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, are writing to you to express our strong concerns about the prosecution on criminal defamation charges of journalist Rafael Marques de Morais.
Government plans pose serious risk to free expression
The new UK government’s plans to tackle extremism and introduce a British bill of rights, as outlined in the Queen’s Speech on 27 May, raise the stakes significantly for freedom of expression in the United Kingdom
Pre-vetting broadcast content? That’s what dictatorships do, not democracies
The idea that the government should have a role in assessing content before it is broadcast should set alarm bells ringing, writes Jodie Ginsberg
Free expression groups welcome Supreme Court ruling on memoir
A Supreme Court judgment today has overturned an injunction preventing publication of the musician James Rhodes’ memoir Instrumental.
#IndexDrawtheLine: Where should governments draw the line on everyday surveillance?
To what extent is it possible to escape everyday surveillance amidst these developments and how would this affect our communications?
Bahrain: Index condemns decision upholding sentence of human rights activist
The decision by a Bahraini appeals court to uphold a six-month sentence against Nabeel Rajab is a sad example of how the country treats freedom of expression.
New extremism laws would stifle free speech
The UK Home Secretary’s preview of a proposed new counter-extremism bill raises the stakes for freedom of expression in the United Kingdom. Index on Censorship is disturbed by the potential impact on free speech embedded in the proposals.
Index condemns murder of Bangladeshi secular blogger
Index on Censorship condemns the brutal murder of Bangladeshi blogger Ananta Bijoy Das -- the third such attack since February. AFP reported that attackers wearing masks hacked atheist blogger Das to death with machetes. The murder follows that of...
Joint letter to Lord Sebastian Coe about Azerbaijan and the European Games
Index on Censorship and a number of other organisations have signed a joint letter to Lord Sebastian Coe of the British Olympic Association, to highlight violations against freedom of expression and threats to human rights defenders in Azerbaijan ahead of the European Games
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship