Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the European
Mapping Media Freedom: Week in focus
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Azerbaijan: Appeal date announced for jailed investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova
Khadija Ismayilova, one of Azerbaijan’s most celebrated journalists, will be given the opportunity to appeal against the decision by the Baku Court of Appeal to imprison her
Julia Farrington: Tackling self-censorship in the arts community
To fully participate in society and to create art that calls power to account, the arts community needs to continue to identify, analyse and tackle the causes of self-censorship
Ukraine: Website leaks personal information of more than 4,000 journalists
Ukraine is again at the center of an international scandal. On 10 May Ukrainian website Myrotvorets, which publishes personal data of alleged separatists
Does social media have a censorship problem?
Attempts to control social media activity have been rife since Facebook and Twitter launched in 2006. We are outraged when political leaders ban access to social
Belit Sağ: Refusing to accept Turkey’s silencing of artistic expression
In an open letter, artist E. Belit Sağ describes the censorship she faced as part of a show at Akbank Sanat.
Index on Censorship youth advisory board
We are looking for enthusiastic young people between that ages of 16 and 25 who can commit to monthly meetings and contribute fresh ideas to the discussion
Poland’s “political cleansing” of journalists
Poland has been all about the “good change” since November 2015. The phrase goes back to a campaign video produced in May 2015 for PiS
April was busiest month on record for Mapping Media Freedom
April 2016 was the busiest month for Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom since the project began in May 2014
Difference Day: Should we celebrate or mourn press freedom?
Journalists and media professionals from across the world attended the World Press Freedom Day event at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts.