The charges against Mehman Aliyev and Turan news agency are the nail in the coffin for press freedom in Azerbaijan
Director of Azerbaijan’s last remaining independent media outlet arrested
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Jamie Bartlett: Encryption is for everyone, not just extremists
Terrorists are using encrypted messaging apps. Drug dealers are using the Tor browser. But don’t forget: so are activists and journalists
The revolution will be dramatised
David Aaronovitch argues in the summer 2017 issue of Index on Censorship magazine that historical drama can also be manipulative when it ignores details of the past
Turkey must release French journalist Loup Bureau
Index on Censorship urges Turkish authorities to immediately release French journalist Loup Bureau and drop all charges against him.
The academic freedom farce at the University of Cape Town
Professor David Benatar shares his point of view on the University of Cape Town’s academic freedom
Index urges Russian government to halt deportation of Uzbek journalist
Journalist Khudoberdi Nurmatov, who works for independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, is set to be deported back to Uzbekistan, where it is feared he will be tortured.
New website to track press freedom violations in United States
Index on Censorship joined more than 20 press freedom organisations announcing the launch today of the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a new nonpartisan website dedicated to documenting press freedom abuses across the United States.
Honouring Bassel Khartabil, Syrian digital activist
Index on Censorship mourns the death of 2013 Freedom of Expression Digital Activism Award-winning Bassel Khartabil, who had been held Syrian prisons since 2012.
Index at Arts Rights Justice Forum 2017
Julia Farrington, associate arts producer at Index on Censorship, will be participating in the 2017 Arts Rights Justice Forum at the University of Hildesheim.
Documents show Prevent used to censor Glasgow School of Art student’s work
After more than two months of waiting for a full response to a freedom of information request, Glasgow School of Art has released staff emails discussing terror legislation in relation to a student’s work
An open letter to Harlem DĂ©sir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear Mr. Désir Index on Censorship welcomes your appointment as the Representative on Freedom of the Media by the...
Al Jazeera debate at Frontline Club descends into shouting match
A debate at the Frontline Club last night on the future of Al Jazeera, following recent calls for the network to be shuttered by a group of seven Arab countries, did not go to plan
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship
