KRIK is a new independent investigative website which is intent on exposing organised crime and extortion in Serbia
#IndexAwards2017: KRIK exposes crime and corruption in Serbia
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CATEGORY: Digital Freedom
Interview with Mark Frary: The importance of encryption in anonymity
In the latest issue of Index on Censorship magazine, Mark Frary looks at how it is becoming increasingly difficult for journalists and activists to remain anonymous online
Mapping Media Freedom: Putin signs law restricting media coverage of court sessions
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the Europe. Here are recent reports that give us cause for concern.
#IndexAwards2017: Bill Marczak uncovered the selling of iPhone spyware to corrupt governments
While still a PhD student, the activist exposed the first known zero-day remote jailbreak, which made it possible to control any iPhone
#IndexAwards2017: Turkey Blocks strives to win back the internet
Established in 2015, Turkey Blocks is an independent digital research organisation that monitors internet access restrictions in Turkey
Turkey’s silenced: Journalist Nur Ener arrested after a tip-off
Nur Ener is one of over 150 journalists in prison in Turkey. She was arrested for using an obscure app after publishing critical interview.
#IndexAwards2017: Jensiat illustrates cyber security and sexuality in Iran
With public sexual health awareness low, the three people behind Jensiat, an online graphic novel, saw an opportunity to link the issue with cyber security
The big squeeze
The spring 2017 issue of Index on Censorship magazine looks at how pressures on free speech are currently coming from many different angles, not just one. Don’t miss our special feature on how to spot fake news, articles from former BBC World Service director Richard Sambrook and former UK attorney general Dominic Grieve, an exclusive interview with the Spanish puppeteer arrested last year, and fiction from award-winning writer Karim MiskĂ©.
Russia: Journalists detained during anti-corruption protests
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Russian and international journalists who were covering anti-corruption protests that took place across Russia on...
Mapping Media Freedom: Mass detention of journalists in Belarus on Freedom Day
Index on Censorship’s weekly roundup of Mapping Media Freedom, a project that verifies violations against the media throughout Europe
Exiled, jailed, silenced: The war against Azerbaijan’s journalists
Azerbaijan’s independent and critical journalists frequently find themselves targeted.
#IndexAwards2017: Ildar Dadin courageously defends the right to protest in Russia
For his one-man protests, Ildar Dadin was sent to prison where he was tortured, before his conviction was quashed in February 2017
