Tens of thousands of protesters returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square in a massive demonstration Friday demanding that the ruling military generals immediately hand over power to a civilian government. The protesters also called for former regime...
International outrage over failed reforms and violent protests will not stop the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix this weekend – Index examines the controversial sporting fixture.
Ten of the nominees running for president in Egypt have been disqualified due to "legal irregularities". Muslim Brotherhood candidate Khairat el-Shater and former Vice President Omar Suleiman are among those who have been barred from the election....
A popular Iranian singer has been sentenced to a year in prison after releasing pro-opposition songs online. During the protests that occurred in the wake of the disputed 2009 presidential elections, Arya Aramnejad angered officials by uploading...
The fraud squad questions the publishing director of an e-magazine over an opinion piece which criticised a Tunisian financial institution. The police accused Hamza Lakhoua from the French-speaking Espace Manager of “publishing false information”...
Tunisian prime minister Hamadi Jebali has outlined government plans to “secure the electronic space of the country”, sparking fears that the government plans to reinstate internet censorship. The programme will bring together a team of experts not...
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa recently secured an invite to Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee luncheon. According to the Daily Mail, the Queen invited King Hamad because it “would have been very rude to have left anyone off of the list.”...
Mohammad Solimaninya, an Internet and social network expert who has been detained for the past three months, is reportedly being pressured to work with the Iranian government on the creation of a National Internet. Solimaninya ran u24, a popular...
Index’s new CEO Kirsty Hughes calls on the organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix to cancel the race
10 April 2012 (IFEX-TMG) - The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members which includes Index, is alarmed by ongoing attacks targeting journalists, artists, performers...