News and Features

Spain: 75 tips to shut a writer up

by Daniel Gascon | 1 Aug 2016

More than 30,000 people have signed a petition to have a book withdrawn from the Spanish market.

Why is Nabeel Rajab a repeated target of the Bahraini authorities?

by Ryan McChrystal | 1 Aug 2016

Nabeel Rajab, the Bahraini human rights activist and Index award winner, was due to stand trial on 2 August over comments he made on Twitter criticising government institutions. It has now been postponed until 5 September

Yavuz Baydar: Silence is the enemy of democracy

by Yavuz Baydar | 30 Jul 2016

Ministers are empowered to close TV, radio, websites and, even, book publishers. Prosecutors are required to follow those orders. This means a total end of media freedom in Turkey.

Yavuz Baydar: Tough times ahead for Turkey

by Yavuz Baydar | 29 Jul 2016

The arrests of dozens of journalists has added to the profound concerns for press freedom in Turkey, where emergency rule gives the authorities power to extend arrest periods up to 30 days.

Mapping Media Freedom: In review 22-28 July

by Ryan McChrystal | 29 Jul 2016

Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe

Turkey’s rising censorship: How did we get here?

by Index on Censorship | 29 Jul 2016

The spotlight has been on Turkey following the attempted coup against President Recep Erdogan and the government’s ensuing crackdown on journalists, teachers, judges and soldiers. How did it come to this?

Yavuz Baydar: Turkey’s rounding up reporters, editors and columnists

by Yavuz Baydar | 28 Jul 2016

47 journalists subject to arrest under warrants issued on Wednesday. The list included the names of columnists, editors and reporters who formerly had been employed at Zaman