On 8 May 2019 the Belarussian authorities ordered the extra-judicial deportation of Russian blogger Ismail Nalgiev after his arrest in Minsk Airport. Nalgiev was preparing to travel to Prague, but was detained by border guards at the airport and told that he was on the Russian Federation’s wanted list
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Free expression organisations intervene in case of Northern Ireland investigative journalists
A raid on the homes and office of two Northern Irish investigative journalists should be ruled unlawful, freedom of expression groups Index on Censorship and English PEN have said in a submission to the High Court in Northern Ireland.
Legislative restrictions, bomb threats and vandalism are just some of the issues Russian journalists have faced this year
Legislative restrictions, bomb threats and vandalism are just some of the issues Russian journalists have faced this year.
Index launches new advisory service for arts organisations
Arts Censorship Support Service will provide assistance to colleagues in the cultural sector facing issues of censorship.
Free expression as a fundmental human right includes speech that shocks, offends and disturbs
Index on Censorship CEO Jodie Ginsberg told Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday 15 May 2019 that that freedom of expression is a fundamental human right.
China and Tiananmen: Dangerous truth
Index on Censorship magazine editor Rachael Jolley marks the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in conversation with journalist Tania Branigan and
academic Jeff Wasserstrom. They were joined by author Xinran, who shared her memories.
Museum of Dissidence: Cuba’s new constitution does not represent us as Cubans, intellectuals or humans
Yanelys Nuñez Leyva and Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, members of the Index Award-winning Museum of Dissidence, have been putting themselves on the line in the fight for free expression in Cuba
Exploring queer identity in Brazil
It should come as no surprise that, when opening an exhibition exploring queer identity, there will be critics.
The murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet continues to be shrouded in mystery
Ukrainian authorities have remained silent, releasing no new information since July 2017.
This week at Index: #WorldPressFreedomDay Governments must do more to ensure the safety of journalists
On World Press Freedom Day we call on governments to do more to ensure the safety of journalists
Serbian protesters voice their dissent against president’s authoritarian drift
Every Saturday, for the past five months, thousands of people have gathered on the streets of Serbian capital Belgrade to voice their dissent against President Aleksandar Vučić’s authoritarian tendencies and increasing control over the country’s media.
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