We join with 14 other organisations to condemn legal action against the journalist, the Financial Times and HarperCollins in London
Index condemns lawsuits brought by ENRC against Tom Burgis
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Interpol must clarify its involvement in the arrest warrant issued against British journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown
Fourteen organisations join call amid fears reporter may be arrested in Spain following threats by the Malaysian government
Index on Censorship condemns lawsuit against journalist and author Oliver Bullough
Council of Europe media alert filed condemning legal action against the author of Moneyland
Call for the immediate and unconditional release of Egyptian human rights defender Abdelrahman ‘Moka’ Tarek
Index and nine other organisations call for Moka’s release as he receives the 2021 Freedom of Expression Awards
Words under fire: When libraries become targets
When those in power want to control access to history and ideas, libraries are often the first to be targeted, reports Rachael Jolley
Champions of free expression celebrated at Index on Censorship awards
Winners from Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, Niger and the UK named at ceremony
Call for Afghan actors, writers and film-makers to be given safe passage
More than 80 luminaries from the world of film and theatre have written an open letter to The Times
Secret agenda
A reform of the UK’s Official Secrets Act would mean that journalists with confidential documents could face harsher penalties than the spies who handed them over, reports Martin Bright
Members of the LGBTQ+ community sign letter calling for reform to Online Safety Bill
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear Editor, As proud members of the LGBTQ+ community, we know first-hand the vile abuse that regularly takes place online. The data is clear; 78% of us have faced anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime or hate speech online in...
Afghan journalists facing an impossible choice under the Taliban
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] For five days after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban insurgency, Mariam (not her real name) didn’t leave her house. As a professional athlete, this was very unusual. However, 23-year-old Mariam is also one of the...