In a new and concerning escalation of its crackdown against civil society, Bahraini authorities are targeting human rights defenders
Bahrain: NGOs call for an end to reprisals against human rights defenders
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Index condemns arrest of Nabeel Rajab
Bahraini authorities have arrested Nabeel Rajab, a prominent human rights activist.
Reimagining the Magna Carta: Teens bring the historic document into the 21st century
Eighteen British teenagers have launched Magna Carta 2.0. “What a Liberty!, based on passionate young voices, giving us the tools and freedom to express who we are and what we believe in.”
EU agreement with tech firms on hate speech guaranteed to stifle free expression
Index on Censorship condemned the agreement between the European Commission and tech firms Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft to tackle hate speech online.
Azerbaijan: Index on Censorship calls for Khadija Ismayilova’s convictions to be quashed
Index on Censorship calls for all Khadija Ismayilova’s convictions to be quashed following the reduction in her jail sentence to a three-and-a-half-year suspended term
Mapping Media Freedom marks second year of monitoring censorship in Europe
Journalists have been murdered and burned in effigy. Reporters have been publicly discredited by government officials, prosecuted for under anti-terrorism laws
GNI welcomes appeal to the global reach of “the right to be forgotten”
The Global Network Initiative welcomes the announcement that Google is appealing a French data protection authority ruling requiring the global take down
UK government must ensure it protects free speech with new counter-extremism plans
The government’s planned Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill must be carefully crafted to avoid damaging freedom of expression.
UAE: Free human rights defender Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith
We, the undersigned NGOs, call on the authorities to immediately release human rights defender and professor of economics Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith, who remains in detention
Azerbaijan: Free prisoners before Baku Grand Prix race
The Formula One Group leadership should urge the Azerbaijani government to release unjustly imprisoned activists and journalists ahead of the European Grand Prix
Julia Farrington: Tackling self-censorship in the arts community
To fully participate in society and to create art that calls power to account, the arts community needs to continue to identify, analyse and tackle the causes of self-censorship
BBC appointments process must be clear and transparent
In restructuring the governance structure of the British Broadcasting Corporation, it is vital that the government ensures the corporation’s independence and role as a public broadcaster not a state broadcaster.
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship
