The UK cannot claim the moral high ground when it is preventing its own journalists from doing their jobs
The British Government has zero moral authority
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Index on Censorship calls for the immediate de-arrest of photographer Andy Aitchison
Photographer covering conditions at a Kent asylum centre has had his equipment confiscated
Under cover of Covid, too many people have stopped paying attention
Authoritarian leaders are restricting freedom of expression while we battle the pandemic
Behind Belarus’ shocking statistics are real people
There are 187 political prisoners in Belarus. Each of them is a real person, with a family and a life
Letter to Rt Hon Dominic Raab on Andrei Aliaksandrau
Rt. Hon. Dominic Raab MP First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Dear Foreign Secretary, Earlier this week, one of Index on Censorship’s friends and former colleague, journalist Andrei...
Letter to the ambassador of Belarus on Andrei Aliaksandrau
Dear HE Ambassador Yermalovich, Index on Censorship expresses our alarm at the detention in Belarus of our friend and former colleague, journalist Andrei Aliaksandrau. As you will be aware Aliaksandrau was detained along with his partner, Irina...
The desperate situation for six people who are #JailedNotForgotten
We revisit the six activists and journalists currently in jail and call for your messages of support
Index calls for the release of Andrei Aliaksandrau
Former Index writer has been arrested and forced to give a confession for his part in protests
A win for Assange, but not for free speech
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This week’s decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, to the USA to stand trial for charges of espionage came as welcome relief to Assange’s family and supporters. However, he remains detained...
Slapp lawsuit against Swedish magazine Realtid filed in London
Index and other press freedom organisations call for an end to litigation designed to silence valuable and necessary investigative journalism