On 24 September Index’s CEO, Jodie Ginsberg, gathered with former BBC chief news correspondent Kate Adie and 2016 Index award-winning journalist Zaina Erhaim
How are women journalists shaping war reporting today?
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Bahrain: Protesters call for Nabeel Rajab’s release
On Thursday 6 October, human rights groups gathered outside the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office to hold a vigil for imprisoned Bahraini human rights advocate, Nabeel Rajab
Bolo Bhi will continue to fight Pakistan’s cyber crimes law
Bolo Bhi is continuing its fight against Pakistan’s recently enacted cyber crimes bill.
GreatFire: Tear down China’s Great Firewall
In April 2016 the US government called China’a Great Firewall a barrier to trade. It came in the months following the US criticising China over its cyber spying on American
Twitter Q&A: Norwegian musician Moddi stands #WithTheBanned
Norwegian musician Moddi’s new album, Unsongs, is made up of renditions of songs from around the world that had been banned, censored or silenced
Smockey: “We would like to trust the justice of our country”
Burkinabe rapper and activist with Le Balai Citoyen, Smockey, became the inaugural Music in Exile Fellow at the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards in April 2016.
Banned Books Week: What are the censors so afraid of?
Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a surge in book censorship in schools, bookshops and libraries. Since then, over 11,300 books have been banned
Zaina Erhaim: Balancing work and family in times of war
2016 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Journalism Award-winner Zaina Erhaim discusses the ongoing war in Syria.
Women on the front line: Zaina Erhaim and Kate Adie on the challenges of war reporting
On 24 September Index on Censorship’s CEO, Jodie Ginsberg, gathered with former BBC chief news correspondent Kate Adie and 2016 Index award-winning journalist Zaina Erhaim in Kew Gardens to discuss journalism in war zones
Mapping Media Freedom: In review 16-22 September
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the European Union and neighbouring countries