An international group of academics, writers and activists have signed a petition calling on Denmark to repeal its ban against blasphemy.
Petition calls on Denmark to repeal blasphemy ban
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Mapping Media Freedom: Journalists barred from covering Theresa May event
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
Turkey: After nine months in detention, Altans face court on 19 June
Nine months. That’s how long brothers Ahmet and Mehmet Altan have been in pre-trail detention in Turkey. Prosecutors are demanding multiple life sentences for the brothers, who will face their first day in court on 19 June.
#FreeTurkeyMedia: “Solidarity is the most important thing we can give them”
On World Press Freedom Day protesters gathered outside the Turkish Embassy in London to highlight the arrest and imprisonment of journalists in Turkey
The story of a strange (un)release from prison
Dr. Sunay Usluer, the wife of a journalist imprisoned in Turkey, shares her account of the anxious hours waiting for the release that never came.
State of media freedom in Macedonia is very worrying
Index on Censorship signed a joint statement by issued after a ECPMF-EFJ-SEEMO-OBCT fact-finding mission to Macedonia, on 25th-28th April regarding rising violence against journalists in Macedonia: We hereby express our deep concerns about...
Turkey’s journalists have no time for fear
Cumhuriyet journalist Canan Coşkun, facing two upcoming trials for her reporting, talks about her attitude to the dangers of life as a reporter.
Can Dündar: The beginning of the end for Erdogan
All the data points to this last referendum being the beginning of the end for Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
#FreeTurkeyMedia: Vigil for Turkey’s imprisoned journalists
Join Index on Censorship and others for a vigil outside the Turkish Embassy in London to protest the detention of journalists and writers in Turkey.
“Don’t Buy The Sun” campaign gathers momentum
One year on from the exonerating Hillsborough inquest verdict, a campaign has gathered momentum. Its message is simple: “Don’t Buy The Sun”.