[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Azerbaijani rapper Jamal Ali's family were summoned to questioning by the Baku State police. They have since been released. "My mother and some other relatives are in Baku state police department now," Ali wrote...
On 7 January 2015, two gunmen entered the offices of Charlie Hebdo and murdered 12 people, including most of the senior editorial staff. The attack was in reprisal for the satirical magazine’s publishing cartoons of the prophet Mohammed.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) has had a lot to celebrate in recent months. Just three days after the country’s 98th Independence Day, PiS celebrated one year in office on 14 November. The party,...
Linguist and newspaper columnist, Sevan Nişanyan has found himself being locked up for 16 years after being subjected to a torrent of lawsuits relating to a mathematics village he was building
Journalists and columnists in The Netherlands are dealing with threats when writing about the controversial black-faced children’s character Black Pete.
A poem by Meltem Arikan on the current state of Turkey: The piece of land surrounded by water on three sides is turning into a country where blood-sucking spirits conquer people’s bodies
Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the Europe. Here are five recent reports that give us cause for concern.
The government of Azerbaijan is carrying out a multi-pronged attack on freedom of expression.
The women around me are more alert to the Turkey’s situation than the men are. The comfortable male universe is full of denial.
My gut tells me that this time Turkey’s turmoil may turn out to be long-lasting and leave a more harmful imprint on the nation’s soul.