The University of Cape Town rescinded an invitation to journalist and editor Flemming Rose, who had been scheduled to deliver the annual TB Davie lecture on academic freedom in August.
Flemming Rose responds to the University of Cape Town
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CATEGORY: Campaigns
Turkey: Journalists’ association presents award to press freedom groups
Index on Censorship is delighted to be one of the nine groups honoured by the Turkish Journalists Association (TGC) with this year’s Press Freedom Prize.
Turkey: Charges against five journalists must be dropped
Charges of acquiring and divulging state secrets, membership of, and administration of a terrorist organisation brought against five journalists
Defend Free Speech: Minister for security defines “extremism” ten different ways in one hour
It was with considerable alarm that we watched the recent evidence session of counter-extremism minister, Karen Bradley, before Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights
Index protests judicial harassment of Bahraini human rights defender
Index strongly protests the continued judicial harassment of Nabeel Rajab, a respected Bahraini human rights defender, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release.
Standing in solidarity with Turkey’s journalists
Index on Censorship supports the “I am a journalist” campaign launched by journalists and media freedom advocates from Turkey.
NGOs call for unconditional release of Bahraini human rights defender
Facing charges related to comments on the social media website Twitter, Nabeel Rajab may be sentenced to more than ten years in prison.
European Parliament adopts resolution condemning Bahrain’s human rights abuses
Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted, with a large majority, a resolution condemning recent human rights abuses performed by Bahraini authorities
Index award-winning GreatFire launches groundbreaking new site to test VPNs in China
Anti-censorship group GreatFire have launched a new service that will help internet users inside China live test how well different VPNs are working in the country
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab hospitalised after 15 days in solitary confinement
Index on Censorship is deeply concerned by news that Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been hospitalised while in prison
Bahrain must immediately release and drop all charges against Nabeel Rajab
Index on Censorship remains deeply concerned about the treatment of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, whose detention was extended by another eight days. He has been held since 13 June.
Turkey arrests journalists who showed support for press freedom
Index on Censorship calls for the immediate and unconditional release of journalists Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Erol Önderoğlu and Ahmet Nesin, who were arrested by Turkish authorities on 20 June.
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship
