“The question is now, under the change of government, would I be welcome? I’m still being outspoken about what I think.”
Project Exile: Pakistani reporter moves to France after kidnap attempt
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CATEGORY: Media Freedom
Project Exile: Zimbabwean broadcaster grapples with post-Mugabe era
“The question is now, under the change of government, would I be welcome? I’m still being outspoken about what I think.”
Project Exile: After hunger strike, Egyptian journalist in Qatar fears return
“I face probably a life sentence or maybe even worse. The idea of not being able to go back to your own country…is just heartbreaking.”
First Amendment under threat?
Experts working on the security of journalists, press freedom and freedom of expression gather in London to discuss trends that are contributing to a decline in media freedom in the US, and what needs to happen to reverse the situation
For the sake of the public’s right to know, journalists must be granted access
From the beginning of 2017 until April 2017, 143 reports of blocked access, in which journalists were expelled from a location or prevented from speaking to a source, were submitted MMF
Turkish censors vs Netflix, series 1 episode 1
All that is solid in the Turkish media melted into air over the past year, and much of the entertainment content have migrated from traditional platforms to streaming services like YouTube and Netflix.
Jodie Ginsberg: “We need a free, vibrant, independent and troublesome media” (Sky News, 9 May 2018)
Index on Censorship CEO Jodie Ginsberg debated Evan Harris on Sky News on 9 May ahead of the UK’s House of Commons vote on amendments to the Data Protection Bill
Cypriot journalists targeted over leaked emails
Journalists’ organisations and international bodies have expressed concern over freedom of the press in Cyprus following revelations that police have questioned journalists about leaked emails
Amendments to Data Protection Bill put free press in jeopardy
Index on Censorship believes we are in grave danger of ushering in one protection only to eliminate another: in this case, the protections afforded to and by a free press.
EU proposal on funding must include media freedom
“A free media is essential for holding state authorities, including their legal system, accountable.”
Media freedom is under threat worldwide. Journalists are threatened, jailed and even killed simply for doing their job.
Index on Censorship documents threats to media freedom in Europe via a unique monitoring project and campaigns against laws that stifle journalists’ work. We also publish an award-winning magazine featuring work by and about censored journalists. Learn more.