Category: <span>Europe and Central Asia</span>

Free expression organisations intervene on cases of detained Turkish journalists

Index on Censorship joins free expression organisations intervening before the European Court of Human Rights on cases of detained journalists in Turkey

Turkish injustice: Scores of journalists, rights defenders facing trial

by Platform for Independent Journalism | 25 Oct 17

About 90 journalists, writers and human rights defenders will appear before courts in the coming days

Turkey: Solidarity with journalists falsely accused of leaking government emails

by Index on Censorship | 20 Oct 17

Six journalists face lengthy jail terms in for allegedly leaking emails from Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s energy minister and president Erdogan’s son-in-law.

Index welcomes call for better protection of free expression on campus

by Index on Censorship | 19 Oct 17

Index on Censorship welcomes the call by Minister Jo Johnson for freedom of expression to be better protected in universities.

International press freedom groups condemn killing of Maltese investigative journalist

by Index on Censorship | 18 Oct 17

Sixteen press freedom groups condemn the killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and demand an immediate and independent investigation into her death.

Daphne Caruana Galizia: Life and career of murdered Maltese journalist

by Kyra McNaughton | 17 Oct 17

Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese journalist and blogger known for her investigative reporting on controversial and sensitive information

Russia: Journalists detained during protests breach of media freedom

by Danyaal Yasin | 17 Oct 17

At least nine media workers were detained across Russia on 8 October during protests organised by Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny

Malta must conduct swift investigation into killing of journalist

by Index on Censorship | 16 Oct 17

Index on Censorship strongly condemns the violent killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

Ireland: Irish Times journalists banned from Communicorp airwaves

by Danyaal Yasin | 16 Oct 17

Staff from the Irish Times will no longer appear on Ireland’s only two national commercial radio stations, Newstalk and Today FM

Buffer zones have potential to set a dangerous precedent

by Index on Censorship | 12 Oct 17

A vote by Ealing Council that could see anti-abortion protesters banned from demonstrating outside a clinic in a bid to protect women from harassment raises troubling implications for freedom of expression.