Category: <span>Campaigns</span>

#IndexAwards2017: KRIK exposes crime and corruption in Serbia

KRIK is a new independent investigative website which is intent on exposing organised crime and extortion in Serbia

Bahrain: Global leaders must speak out against human rights abuses

Index on Censorship is deeply concerned about the deteriorating conditions for freedom of expression and human rights in Bahrain.

Interview with Mark Frary: The importance of encryption in anonymity

by Madeline Domenichella | 10 Apr 17

In the latest issue of Index on Censorship magazine, Mark Frary looks at how it is becoming increasingly difficult for journalists and activists to remain anonymous online

Mapping Media Freedom: Putin signs law restricting media coverage of court sessions

by Justin Ellick | 07 Apr 17

Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the Europe. Here are recent reports that give us cause for concern.

#IndexAwards2017: Bill Marczak uncovered the selling of iPhone spyware to corrupt governments

by Ryan McChrystal | 06 Apr 17

While still a PhD student, the activist exposed the first known zero-day remote jailbreak, which made it possible to control any iPhone

#IndexAwards2017: Turkey Blocks strives to win back the internet

by Ryan McChrystal | 04 Apr 17

Established in 2015, Turkey Blocks is an independent digital research organisation that monitors internet access restrictions in Turkey

Turkey’s silenced: Journalist Nur Ener arrested after a tip-off

by Baris Altintas | 04 Apr 17

Nur Ener is one of over 150 journalists in prison in Turkey. She was arrested for using an obscure app after publishing critical interview.

#IndexAwards2017: Jensiat illustrates cyber security and sexuality in Iran

by Ryan McChrystal | 03 Apr 17

With public sexual health awareness low, the three people behind Jensiat, an online graphic novel, saw an opportunity to link the issue with cyber security

The big squeeze

by Index on Censorship | 02 Apr 17

The spring 2017 issue of Index on Censorship magazine looks at how pressures on free speech are currently coming from many different angles, not just one. Don’t miss our special feature on how to spot fake news, articles from former BBC World Service director Richard Sambrook and former UK attorney general Dominic Grieve, an exclusive interview with the Spanish puppeteer arrested last year, and fiction from award-winning writer Karim Miské.

Russia: Journalists detained during anti-corruption protests

by Andrey Kalikh | 31 Mar 17

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Russian and international journalists who were covering anti-corruption protests that took place across Russia on...