Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards 2015 journalism nominee Lirio Abbate is an investigative journalist working for the weekly news magazine L’Espresso.
#IndexAwards2015: Journalism nominee Lirio Abbate
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
#IndexAwards2015: Journalism nominee Safa Al Ahmad
Safa Al Ahmad is a Saudi journalist and documentary maker who has spent the last three years covertly filming an unreported mass uprising in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
Jodie Ginsberg: The right to free speech means nothing without the right to offend
If the murders in Paris and now Copenhagen frighten us into silence they will have achieved their goal. That is why it is so vital that we continue to talk, and to listen
Jacob Mchangama: A dangerous evolution of the assassin’s veto
To earn a death sentence for offending Islam, it is no longer necessary to actually make “offensive” expressions or caricatures. Participating in a public debate on free speech and Islam will suffice.
Index on Censorship statement on blasphemy debate attack in Copenhagen
The use of violence on a gathering exploring the intersection of religious and artistic freedom should send shivers down our spines.
Jamie Bartlett: The coming online privacy revolution
In his new ebook, tech expert Jamie Bartlett describes what he sees as the long-term ‘Snowden effect’: the explosion of new ways to keep online secrets and protect privacy, and the challenges that presents for state security services.
Padraig Reidy: Kicking anti-Semitism off social media won’t solve the problem
If the story fades, the bigots can rebuild, this time on their terms, high on resentment and low on truth
Dear Ambassador: We must agree to disagree
In January, Index on Censorship reported on the beginning of the trial of human rights activist Rasul Jafarov, who is being tried on spurious charges. The Azerbaijani embassy has written to Index on Censorship responding to that article. Here is our response.
Padraig Reidy: Even old-fashioned national socialist clowns deserve free speech
Joshua Bonehill is a keyboard Fuhrer, an online agitator, but even he deserves free speech.
#MagnaCarta800: Debating the merits of a First Amendment for the UK
On the day when the four surviving copies of the original 1215 Magna Carta were briefly brought together for the first time, Index on Censorship held a debate to celebrate the launch of the winter issue of the magazine.