Using trumped-up drug charges to silence critics is nothing new for Russian authorities
Russia: Ivan Golunov’s case shows the power of publicly and resolutely denouncing despotism
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Russia among Europe’s most flagrant offenders of media freedom in 2018
In 2018, 17 alerts were submitted to the Council of Europe’s Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists relating to impunity for murders of journalists.
Project Exile: Turkish journalist lost home and family
“One thing is broken: my heart.”
Mehmet Ugur: We will eventually see an erosion of the authoritarian, nationalist and fascist elements in Turkey
“Where will it lead? I can’t tell. Changing and rebuilding the institutions will be a massive task.”
The UK government’s online harms white paper: implications for freedom of expression
Parliament must be fully involved in shaping the government’s proposals for online regulation as the proposals have the potential to cause large-scale impacts on freedom of expression and other rights.
Russia: Press freedom violations May 2019
There were 27 incidents in Russia in May 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Turkey: Press freedom violations May 2019
There were 39 incidents in Turkey in May 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Azerbaijan: Press freedom violations May 2019
There were 11 incidents in Azerbaijan in May 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Belarus: Press freedom violations May 2019
There were 8 incidents in Belarus in May 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Index and English Pen welcome decision by Northern Ireland’s Lord Chief Justice in Loughinisland massacre journalists’ case
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Update: Update: On 3 June 2019, the criminal investigation into Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey was dropped. The Durham Constabulary and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) announced that they were no...