Decision welcomed by Toomaj Salehi’s family, Index on Censorship, Human Rights Foundation and Salehi’s international legal team
Iran’s supreme court overturns death sentence given to Toomaj Salehi
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Index on Censorship seeks new Communications and Events Manager
Role sits at heart of the organisation, helping to lead the communications strategy through social media management, events and media
Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani sentenced to six years in prison
Facing “harshest punishment” for her activism,
Atena Farghadani must be released immediately
Fears of censorship grow as Modi begins third term
Despite the BJP’s reduced number of seats, there are fears that journalists and India’s civil society will be further silenced
The silencing of media in times of war
National security arguments cannot become a tool to control free expression in democratic societies
No D-Day for the Channel Islands
The recent inquiry into slave labour camps on Alderney showed much of the story of the islands remains untold
Looking forward: Challenges facing online speech regulation in India
With the Digital India Act on the horizon, Index is working to ensure the country’s proposed regulatory regime can protect free expression for everyone online in India
Slovakia: democracy just bearing up
The country is one of the smallest members of the European Union and sometimes struggles to develop a vision for itself
Are people in Israel getting the full story on Gaza?
The world is seeing a completely different war from the domestic audience
Israeli military censor bans highest number of articles in over a decade
The sharp rise in media censorship in 2023 comes as the Israeli government further undermines press freedoms, especially amid the Gaza war