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Macedonia: Government advertising undermines role of journalism
The successor nations to the former Yugoslavia are among the most difficult places for journalists to work in Europe, a fact borne out by the latest quarterly report from Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project.
Index on Censorship and Committee to Protect Journalists join Council of Europe platform to protect journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists and Index on Censorship became partners to the Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists, which will allow them to alert the Council of Europe on violations to media freedom in Europe.
Index Awards: Tamas Bodoky on the refugee crisis, freedom of information and crowdfunding
The population of Hungary is very much polarised on the migrant issue. Hardliners support the government’s approach in
Jonathan Dimbleby: Twisting tigers’ tails (in the name of freedom and responsibility)
Journalist Jonathan Dimbleby is the former chair of Index on Censorship. This lecture was delivered at the 2015 Prix Italia. It is a privilege to be asked to deliver this lecture at this great annual event which celebrates all that is best in...
Montenegro: Using journalists as political pawns undermines the role of the media
Smear campaigns mean more journalists are exiting the profession, leaving a vacuum to be filled by those who work for lower pay and to lower standards
Kunle Olulode: No place for the real Hollywood story
Ahead of the Battle of Ideas 2015, film historian Kunle Olulode explores why Birth of a Nation is no ordinary film
Russia’s targeting of NGOs ensnares journalist associations
Most of the Russian NGOs defending freedom of the press are blacklisted as “foreign agents”, while facing excessive pressure for non-compliance, writes Mapping Media Freedom correspondent Andrey Kalikh
Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink on her recent deportation from Turkey
The top of Frederike Geerdink’s blog, Kurdish Matters, still reads: ‘The only foreign journalist based in Diyarbakir’. The Dutch reporter was the only foreign journalist in Turkish Kurdistan until 9 September 2015 when she was deported from the country
Index and Mali film producers launch new fund to support persecuted musicians
Index is joining forces with the producers of a new film featuring Mali’s persecuted musicians to launch a fund that will offer support to musicians facing threats, violence, exile and criminal prosecution around the world.