Just as she was getting ready for bed on 3 July, Bahraini human rights defender Ebtisam Al-Sayegh was arrested by masked officers. Her whereabouts remain unknown
Bahrain: Women’s rights activist arrested and risks torture
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Mapping Media Freedom: Press restrictions in Spain highlight need for improved policy
Within the last month, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom platform has recorded a number of restrictions on media access to events in Spain by police and politicians
From the archives: A century on from the Russian Revolution
100 years after the Russian Revolution, Index has compiled a reading list on its legacy in the world today
Index’s summer magazine launch party marks 100th anniversary of Russian Revolution
Index on Censorship magazine celebrated the launch of its summer 2017 issue with an evening exploring the 1917 Russian Revolution and its effects on our freedoms today
Playlist: Music and revolution
Music has an undeniable ability to move people; musicians can reach across borders and boundaries, pull at the heartstrings and say the unsayable.
Mapping Media Freedom: Turkey continues to use judicial harassment as a means to silence journalists
Throughout June, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project has recorded a number of violations in Turkey, which is now the biggest jailer of journalists in the world.
Index-led Mapping Media Freedom project officially launches in London
Index on Censorship officially launched its Mapping Media Freedom platform at the London residence of Swedish Ambassador Torbjörn Sohlström
Editorial: Laughter tracked
A country’s sense of humour is a nebulous thing. But when it starts to disappear, something serious is afoot.
Index magazine talks shadows, spectres and socialism
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In the Summer 2017 issue of Index on Censorship, our special report looks at how the consequences of the Russian Revolution have affected freedom of speech around the world, 100 years later. On this podcast, the...
#WeAreArrested: Turkish journalist Can Dündar’s book performed live in UK
The Royal Shakespeare Company performed an abridged version of Turkish journalist’s book We Are Arrested