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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Turkey’s crackdown on cartoonists is no laughing matter
Turkish satirical magazine LeMan faces mobs and arrests over a cartoon
Ireland’s Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech
More than 30 organisations call on the Seanad to take action over anti-SLAPP measures, calling it a missed opportunity to protect freedom of expression
The week in free expression: 28 June–4 July 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Turkish arrest warrant against Nedim Türfent condemned
Index and other organisations sound alarm over threat of extradition facing the Kurdish writer, journalist and poet
Budapest Pride proved that freedom and love cannot be banned
The city’s biggest ever Pride event showed once again that expressing yourself peacefully should be a right, not a privilege
The week in free expression: 21–27 June 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The gravest threat facing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalists so far
Broadcasters at the US-funded radio station have often been targeted by the authoritarian regimes they cover. Donald Trump now has them in his sights
The week in free expression: 14-20 June 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Escaping Afghanistan was painful but staying meant silence – or worse
As an exiled journalist, I urge the UK government to provide real protection for those forced to flee their countries for telling the truth