Eight police officers have gone on trial in a Kinshasa military court charged with the kidnap and murder of a human rights activist. Three of the...
DRC: Police on trial for activist’s murder
read more
CATEGORY: News and features
Day of the imprisoned writer
It’s vital for democracies that we allow the free flow of information and ideas. On the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, Index on Censorship calls for a renewed campaign to support writers under threat
Aung San Suu Kyi free!
Burmese pro-democracy activist
Aung San Suu Kyi has been freed from house arrest. Here, we republish an article first published in Index on Censorship in 1993
“Manhunt for Mbanga”
The Zimbabwean government is said to be on a “manhunt” for editor Wilf Mbanga. Here he describes the charge against him and the dire state of free expression in Zimbabwe
Paul Chambers loses appeal in Twitter joke trial
Sentence has now been upheld in a devastating blow for free speech. Lauren Davis reports
Burma: Japanese journalist deported
A Japanese journalist, who was detained while trying to slip across the Thai border, has been deported back to Thailand. Toru Yamaji, who works for...
The man who dares not say the L Word
David Cameron has extolled the virtues of human rights and democracy during his trade mission to Beijing but why won’t he raise the case of imprisoned writer Liu Xiaobo?
Dinah Gardner reports
Singapore need not fear loosening censorship
Alan Shadrake’s conviction for contempt shows Singapore’s sinister side – but there are signs the country is changing. John Kampfner reports
Iran: Journalist held in solitary confinement
The mother of journalist Nazanin Khosravani, who was arrested last week, says her daughter is being held in solitary confinement at Tehran's...
Croatia: Glas Istre journalists on strike
Journalists on Croatia's Glas Istre (Voice of Istria) newspaper have entered their third day of strike action. They are protesting against wages...