David Aaronovitch argues in the summer 2017 issue of Index on Censorship magazine that historical drama can also be manipulative when it ignores details of the past
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Turkey must release French journalist Loup Bureau
Index on Censorship urges Turkish authorities to immediately release French journalist Loup Bureau and drop all charges against him.
Germany: G20 journalists face assault, intimidation and loss of accreditation
Journalists covering the G20 Summit in Hamburg in July were subject to assaults, intimidation and some lost their accreditation, according to verified incidents documented by Index on Censorship’s project Mapping Media Freedom.
Index urges Russian government to halt deportation of Uzbek journalist
Journalist Khudoberdi Nurmatov, who works for independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, is set to be deported back to Uzbekistan, where it is feared he will be tortured.
Russia: Journalists swept up in crackdown on anti-corruption protesters
As thousands of people took to the streets across Russia on 12 June 2017 to protest corruption, journalists were among those detained by police, according to verified incidents reported to Mapping Media Freedom.
#IndexAwards2017: Turkey Blocks defends digital freedom
2017 Freedom of Expression Award-winner Digital Activism award-winner Turkey Blocks continues to monitor internet freedom in Turkey.
Cumhuriyet journalists: Imprisoned for changing editorial policy
Cumhuriyet journalists and executives face trial beginning Monday 24 July for abetting the failed 15 July 2016 coup against the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Media organisations ask Polish defence minister to drop complaint against journalist
Index on Censorship has joined international organisations to urge the Polish defence minister to drop complaint against journalist Tomasz Piatek
Reporting from Ukraine’s separatist areas is becoming more difficult
Journalists are facing increased difficulties and monitoring when reporting from two self-proclaimed republics in Ukraine’s separatist areas.
Abduction, torture and intimidation: Azerbaijan’s endless crackdown on independent journalism
Media outlets in Azerbaijan routinely deal with torture, assault, raids, imprisonment and endless intimidation, as verified reports submitted to Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project show.