Ahead of the second hearing in the retrial of Turkish novelist Ahmet Altan, Nazlı Ilıcak and four other journalists and media workers, free speech organisations call for all detained defendants to be released and for the charges to be dropped

Ahead of the second hearing in the retrial of Turkish novelist Ahmet Altan, Nazlı Ilıcak and four other journalists and media workers, free speech organisations call for all detained defendants to be released and for the charges to be dropped
The Index media monitoring project has tracked a significant increase in violence against journalists in Ukraine, including death threats
There were 9 incidents in Turkey in September 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
There were 5 incidents in Belarus in September 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Two years after the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta, we, the undersigned international free expression, anti-corruption, and journalists’ organisations, once again demand an end to impunity for this heinous attack
There were 10 incidents in Ukraine in September 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Spain’s crackdown on critics and protest has been building over the past few years. Rachael Jolley tracks the incidents.
There were 3 incidents in Azerbaijan in September 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
The brutal assassination two years ago shocked Europe and drew widespread condemnation
There were 14 incidents in Russia in September 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.