Politicians around the world are trying to stamp out fake news online but at what cost to freedom of expression?
Stifling free speech online in the war on fake news
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Zouhir al-Shimale: “I hope that one day I can see Syria under democratic rule”
“As a native freelance journalist, you want the story of your country to be heard, and you get taken advantage of because of that.”
Journalists in northern Syria face intimidation and insecurity every day
In March, the Violation Documentation Center reported on the arrest of two journalists in Jarabulus by the local Turkish-backed security intelligence.
Is press freedom going to be an issue in the next European election?
Responding to violations of media freedom in Hungary has become a conundrum for the EU. With populist parties poised for large gains in the next European election, Sally Gimson explores what the EU could do to uphold free speech in member countries
Project Exile: Threatened in Mexico, facing deportation in the USA
Journalist Emilio Gutiérrez fled Mexico after soldiers sent him a warning. Now the USA wants to send him back.
Podcast: Freedom of Expression Awards 2019 Winners’ Roundtable
A special edition of the Index on Censorship podcast celebrating the winners of the Freedom of Expression Awards 2019.
This week at Index: 2019 Freedom of Expression Awards roundup
“These winners deserve global recognition for their amazing work.”
Ireland: Students at Trinity College vote against proposition to defund University Times
The controversy followed reporting of alleged hazing at an all-male and secretive sporting club, the Knights of the Campanile
No sex please, we’re British: Why is no one talking about the UK’s impending “porn ban”?
The Digital Economy Act 2017 has the potential to pose a severe threat to the anonymity of people in the UK.
Syria’s universities: Tragedy and disaster
Dr. Kassem Alsayed Mahmoud speaks to Emily Seymour about Syrian academic freedom