The Bahraini authorities’ orchestrated attack on the rights to free expression, assembly and association, has seriously undermined the prospects of a political solution to Bahrain’s domestic unrest.
An unprecedented series of crackdowns on media professionals and news outlets took place during the third quarter of 2016, recorded by Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project.
Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of Index on Censorship, spoke about hate speech at the 30th anniversary of the Rafto Forum, Bergen, 2016
We, the undersigned, express our deep concern with the Government of Bahrain’s campaign targeting journalists and activists exercising their right to free expression.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Originally published on The Telegraph letters page SIR – We wish to highlight concerns with “information sharing”...
Women’s rights defender, writer and blogger Ghada Jamsheer remains in jail in Bahrain
Bahrain’s public prosecution yesterday charged leading opposition politician Ebrahim Sharif under article 165 of the penal code with “inciting hatred against the regime”.
14 leading press freedom groups urge officials to end abuses under state of emergency
Index on Censorship strongly condemns the recent wave of arrests and forced closures of media outlets in Turkey.
The Government of Bahrain continues to arbitrarily detain Nabeel Rajab, president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, founding director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
The undersigned organisations call on Turkey’s national assembly to end the recently extended state of emergency, and take immediate steps to repair the damage to freedom of expression
Impress has been recognised as an approved regulator by the Press Regulation Panel under the Royal Charter.
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship
