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Index welcomes ruling that police reaction to tweets was “disproportionate interference”
Index welcomes the judgment in the case of Harry Miller - a former police officer who was investigated over tweets about gender. In a judgment...
Essex Book Festival: The power of protest: Where should we draw the line?
Join Observer columnist Kenan Malik, legendary LGBT campaigner Peter Tatchell and artist Stella Odulami for a debate on whether we should stand up for the right to protest. Chaired by Index on Censorship editor-in-chief Rachael Jolley.
Shedding Skin
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="112238" img_size="large" add_caption="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In...
الصحفيون السود في ظل نظام الفصل العنصري
“عندما أعود بذاكرتي إلى عام ١٩٨١، وهو العام الذي دخلت فيه ميدان الصحافة، فأنا أرى دائما أن قراري ذلك كان بمثابة “رغبة في الموت”، فما الذي جذبني إذن إلى هذا المجال الخطير؟”
Fighting for justice in Malta – a timeline of the past two years
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For those of you who are just catching up with the situation in Malta and the political upheaval, here's a...
Index calls on European Court of Human Rights to support Kurdish journalist
Global press freedom groups, including Index on Censorship, argue Turkey no longer offers domestic remedy A coalition of 10 international...
Bahrain: Calls for Abdulhadi al-Khawaja’s release from prison shine light on persecution of activists
In 2011 Bahraini human rights defenders were arrested for pro-democratic activism. Seven years on, monthly protests are reminders of ongoing injustice.
#IndexAwards2018: “How Do You Report From a Hostile Environment When That Environment is Home?”
The Freedom of Expression Awards Curtainraiser
Hungary: a “samizdat” movement brings independent news to the people
In Hungary’s rural areas, access to news critical of those in power is a rare thing. Now a small group has set out to challenge the information monopoly of the government by distributing an independent weekly
TB Davie Memorial Lecture: David Benatar writes to Mahmood Mamdani
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From: David Benatar Subject: TB Davie Memorial Lecture Date: 02 April 2017 at 12:49:25 AM SAST To: Mahmood...
Mapping Media Freedom: Russian newspaper editor shot and killed
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
