The distance between national leaders and judges is narrowing around the world. The summer 2019 issue of @Index_Magazine looks at how the erosion of judicial independence is impacting freedom of expression
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This week at Index: Media freedom needs more than just warm words
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Future of freedom of expression online does not have to be a dark one
UN Special Rapporteur David Kaye speaks to Timandra Harkness about free speech and the internet
Project Exile: Reporter escaped Russia after beating, burns
Fatima Tlisova didn’t make it easy for the Russian government to get rid of her. As a reporter covering Russia’s fight against Chechen separatists in what was known as the Second Chechen war in the early 2000s, she was kidnapped, beaten and had her fingertips burned with cigarettes by Russian security forces.
Project Exile: Criticising Kurdish referendum forces journalist to leave Iraq
Despite Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region’s close ties to the U.S. and billions of dollars in foreign investment, Iraqi Kurdistan is no easy place to be a journalist. Kamal Chomani’s experience is just one example.
Index’s summer magazine launch party takes a look at the Weimar Republic and the lessons for today
The summer 2019 edition of Index on Censorship magazine looks at how governments use power to undermine justice and freedom
What impact will Erdogan’s defeat in the Istanbul elections have on freedom of expression in Turkey?
Is there a glimmer of hope for Turkey’s journalists?
Stories of Justice: If you are the ‘other’ in Turkey, you should know that you carry death in your pocket
Journalist Nedim Turfent shares his thoughts in justice in Turkey: As one of the “others,” I ask for a “justice for others.” Do you have it, or should I wait for the afterlife?
Is blackfacing beyond the pale?
Recently ‘blackfacing’ has been highlighted in many cultural manifestations that may not necessarily have been intended to demean Black or other non-white people.
Project Exile: Moroccan journalist Hicham Mansouri flees after being stripped and jailed
Efforts to prosecute or intimidate journalists are not unusual in Morocco, and as Hicham Mansouri’s story demonstrates, the government of King Mohammed VI can be both cruel and creative in its efforts to silence dissenting voices.
«Индекс Цензуры» открыл прием заявок на получение «Наград за свободу слова» на 2020 год
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