Legislative restrictions, bomb threats and vandalism are just some of the issues Russian journalists have faced this year.
We declare our solidarity with Academics for Peace, and with all progressives under threat in Turkey.
Index on Censorship joins Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI) to report that the internationally acclaimed cartoonist Musa Kart is again a prisoner this World Press Freedom Day.
Every Saturday, for the past five months, thousands of people have gathered on the streets of Serbian capital Belgrade to voice their dissent against President Aleksandar Vučić’s authoritarian tendencies and increasing control over the country’s media.
There were 32 incidents in Turkey in April 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
There were 5 incidents in Ukraine in April 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
There were 28 incidents in Russia in April 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
There were 12 incidents in Belarus in April 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
There were 6 incidents in Azerbaijan in April 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Politicians around the world are trying to stamp out fake news online but at what cost to freedom of expression?