Index on Censorship youth advisory board member Tom Carter explains why he thinks no-platforming undermines free expression
Tom Carter: No-platforming Nigel
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Matthew Brown: Spying on NGOs a step too far
Index youth advisory board member Matthew Brown explores why he thinks mass surveillance has gone too far.
Sport for Rights coalition condemns conviction of human rights defenders
Index on Censorship joins rights groups in condemning the conviction and harsh sentencing of human rights defenders Leyla and Arif Yunus.
Padraig Reidy: “Denis O’Brien to sue everyone”
Ireland’s richest media mogul, owner of the country’s largest newspaper group, had a satire malfunction last week when his solicitors, Meaghers, pursued up-and-coming satirical website Waterford Whispers.
Creative team behind Homegrown “deeply shocked” by cancellation
The creative team behind the cancelled National Youth Theatre production Homegrown said they are “deeply shocked.”
Azerbaijan’s authorities reach new low in sentencing of Leyla and Arif Yunus
Index on Censorship strongly condemns the sentencing of Leyla and Arif Yunus to 8.5 and 7 years in prison, respectively. The ongoing and capricious judicial harassment of Azerbaijan’s civil society by the government of President Ilham Aliyev has reached a new low.
Azerbaijan: Journalist Rasim Aliyev murdered as human rights crackdown continues
Index on Censorship condemns the murder of Azerbaijani journalist Rasim Aliyev
Leyla Yunus: “They’re planning to wipe us out”
Leyla Yunus, who is currently on trial on spurious charges, warns that Azerbaijan’s government is targeting her and her husband, Arif, to instill fear in the country’s citizens.
End targeting of Netzpolitik
The investigation against Netzpolitik.org for treason and their unknown sources is an attack against the free press.
Azerbaijan: Prosecutors seeking long sentences for Leyla and Arif Yunus
Prosecutors in the case against Leyla Yunus and Arif Yunus have asked the court to sentence the couple to 11 and 9 years respectively