Category: <span>Middle East and North Africa</span>

#IndexAwards2016: Murad Subay sheds light on human cost of Yemen’s war

In 2011, artist Murad Subay took to the streets of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a to protest the country’s dysfunctional economy and institutionalised corruption

Syria: Renewed calls for Bassel Khartabil’s release on fourth anniversary of detention

by Index on Censorship | 17 Mar 16

Syria’s authorities should reveal the whereabouts of Bassel Khartabil, a software developer and free speech activist, and release him immediately

19 March: Where is Bassel Khartabil?

by Index on Censorship | 16 Mar 16

Join Index on Censorship in a day of solidarity, awareness and support for Palestinian-Syrian open access activist Bassel Khartabil

Bassel Khartabil: Four years since arrest of Palestinian-Syrian online freedom activist

by Ryan McChrystal | 15 Mar 16

Four years have passed since Palestinian-Syrian software developer Bassel Khartabil (aka Bassel Safadi) was arrested in Damascus

UAE: Human rights organisations renew call for release of peaceful activists

by Index on Censorship | 04 Mar 16

On the third anniversary of the start of the mass trial of 94 individuals, including government critics and advocates of reform, 10 human rights organisations appeal to the government of the United Arab Emirates to release immediately and unconditionally all those imprisoned

Bahrain: Ibrahim Sharif sentenced to one year in prison for 2015 speech

by Ryan McChrystal | 25 Feb 16

A Bahraini court sentenced Ibrahim Sharif, former secretary-general of the secular, left-wing National Democratic Action Society, yesterday to a year in prison

Underground music around the world playlist

by Patrick McKenna | 22 Feb 16

In some countries, there have been flourishing underground music scenes sprouting up in the last few years, despite a continuing trend of censorship of the arts and governmental suppression

Lord Avebury, Liberal Democrat peer and human rights defender, dies at 87

by Index on Censorship | 15 Feb 16

Index on Censorship is saddened to hear of the death of Eric Avebury, a staunch defender of human rights

Bahrain: Lift the arbitrary travel ban on human rights activist Nabeel Rajab

by Index on Censorship | 22 Jan 16

A coalition of NGOs calls on the Bahraini authorities to lift the arbitrary travel ban on human rights defender Nabeel Rajab and allow him to travel abroad with his family for the purpose of securing medical assistance for his wife, Sumaya Rajab.

Bahrain: Release prisoner of conscience Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace

by Index on Censorship | 19 Jan 16

NGOs from the around the world call for the immediate release of prisoner of conscience Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace on his 300th day of hunger strike.

Syria: Index condemns murder of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently journalist

by Index on Censorship | 17 Dec 15

Index on Censorship strongly condemns the murder of Ahmed Mohamed al-Mousa, a member of the news website and campaigning organisation Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS)