One year has passed since Index magazine editor Rachael Jolley sent a copy of the publication to jailed Bahraini activist and writer Abduljalil Al-Singace
The Bahrain 13: One year since Index magazine sent to jailed academic and blogger
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CATEGORY: Campaigns
Turkey’s continuing crackdown on the press must end
The silencing — even temporarily — of one of Turkey’s last independent papers underscores the severe erosion of freedom of expression in the country.
Cybercrime law adopted in Saint Vincent and Grenadines is fundamentally flawed
Index on Censorship has joined the IFEX coalition to express deep concern by the cybercrime law adopted in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Letter: UK must question Bahrain’s record on press freedom
Index, Reporters Without Borders and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy have written to the UK government about Bahrain’s record on press freedom.
Bahrain must end harassment of human rights defender Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman
IFEX members call on the Government of Bahrain to stop the judicial harassment of Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman, and to allow human rights defenders to exercise their right to freedom of expression.
Yavuz Baydar: As academic freedom recedes, intellectuals begin an exodus from Turkey
The stream may be small right now, a trickle, but it is unmistakable. Turkey’s academics and its secular elite are quietly and slowly making their way for the exits.
Press freedom groups call on Bangladesh to release British journalist
International groups have written to Bangladesh’s government about the ongoing detention of Shafik Rehman, an elderly journalist.
Turkey’s rising censorship: How did we get here?
The spotlight has been on Turkey following the attempted coup against President Recep Erdogan and the government’s ensuing crackdown on journalists, teachers, judges and soldiers. How did it come to this?
Bahrain: Rights of Nazeeha Saeed and all journalists to report must be respected
We, the undersigned, express our deep concern with the Bahraini Public Prosecution’s decision to charge Nazeeha Saeed, correspondent for Radio Monte Carlo Doualiya and France24, with unlawfully working for international media.
Jodie Ginsberg: Bahrain needs to know that #opinionsarenotcrimes
An Index tweet from March is being used as evidence against Nabeel Rajab, a Bahraini human rights activist
Yavuz Baydar: Escalation in the clampdown on Turkey’s media and academia
It was at the early hours of Friday that a journalist sent a note to her colleagues. “We are told by the management that our publication is...
Index on Censorship condemns decision to axe Flemming Rose as speaker on academic freedom
Index on Censorship is appalled by the decision by the University of Cape Town to rescind an invitation to Danish editor Flemming Rose to deliver the annual TB Davie lecture on academic freedom
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