We in the Bahrain and international human rights NGO community condemn the arrest and detention of Nabeel Rajab, a prominent human rights defender in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
End reprisals against leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab
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Join the Index on Censorship youth board
Index on Censorship is recruiting for its next Youth Advisory Board. The new board will hold the position for six months from June-November 2015,...
#IndexDrawtheLine: Does extremism have a place on campus?
After strong lobbying from senior Tory peers, two private members’ debating student societies from Oxford and Cambridge universities were exempted...
Padraig Reidy: Doubting Cambridge University Press’s commitment to academic freedom
CUP are still refusing to publish Putin’s Kleptocracy by Karen Dawisha for fear of libel action — despite saying they have no reason to doubt the veracity of the work
Bahrain: Jailed human rights activist on hunger strike
After several unsuccessful appeals to prison administration officials for adequate medical assistance, leading Bahraini human rights...
Bahrain: Rights defender’s appeal hearing postponed again
Index on Censorship award winner Nabeel Rajab had the verdict on his appeal delayed again until April 15. Rajab is appealing his sentence over a tweet.
Bulk collection of data poses severe threat to civil liberties
Index welcomes the recognition by the UK’s Intelligence and Security Committee that Britain’s surveillance laws require a complete overhaul.
However, we are dismayed that the committee has accepted the premise that bulk collection of data does not constitute mass surveillance.
#IndexAwards2015: Digital activism nominee Nico Sell
Nico Sell is a US-based entrepreneur and activist for online privacy and secure digital communication.
#IndexAwards2015: Digital activism nominee Syria Tracker
Syria Tracker is a crisis mapping platform which collates and exhibits live data on human rights abuses and other welfare issues brought about by the Syrian conflict.
United Arab Emirates: Stop the charade and release activists convicted at the mass UAE 94 trial
On the second anniversary of the start of the mass “UAE 94” trial that imprisoned dozens of government critics and reform activists in the United...
Index on Censorship condemns brutal murder of blogger Avijit Roy
Index on Censorship condemns the brutal murder of US-Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy. Roy, an atheist who advocated secularism, was hacked to death...
EU human rights boss must meet with Azerbaijan’s jailed critics
With the arrival of the EU special representative for human rights in Azerbaijan, the country has a unique opportunity to adhere to the international commitments it has signed by releasing detained and imprisoned journalists and human rights defenders
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