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CATEGORY: Statements
Groups urge UN members to call for freedom for Bahraini human rights defender
On the one-year anniversary of Nabeel Rajab’s arrest, Index on Censorship joins 14 international NGOs to call for his release
Azerbaijan: Interpol must prevent misuse of alerts against Leyla and Arif Yunus
Index on Censorship joins with 24 other international organisations to call on Interpol to prevent the misuse of Interpol alerts against Leyla and Arif Yunus
Coalition opposes decision to destroy sculpture
The Walker Art Center’s decision to destroy Sam Durant’s installation raises concerns about responses to critique and controversy
NGOs demand release of journalists held by Huthi forces for two years
The Huthi and allied forces should immediately and unconditionally release ten Yemeni journalists detained arbitrarily without charge or trial
Bahrain: Press freedom groups call for lifting of Al Wasat suspension
Press freedom organisations and local Bahraini groups have raised alarm today over the suspension of Bahrain’s only independent newspaper, Al Wasat, which has been barred from publishing for three days now.
Bahrain must end arbitrary suspension of independent newspaper
Index on Censorship joined with international human rights organisations to strongly condemn the arbitrary suspension of Bahrain’s Al Wasat newspaper.
Abduction of exiled Azerbaijani journalist black stain on Georgia’s reputation
Index on Censorship and 22 other NGOs have written to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili calling on his government to respect its international obligations and, in particular, to conduct a full investigation into Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli’s abduction in Tbilisi on 29 May.
Jodie Ginsberg: New laws not the way to tackle extremism
New laws to limit and surveil speech on and offline are not the way to tackle extremism. Our response must not be to curtail those very freedoms.
Azerbaijan: Index calls for the immediate release of journalist Afgan Mukhtarli
The exiled Azerbaijani journalist disappeared from Georgia and reappeared in Azerbaijan, where he is now facing persecution
Egypt: Groups condemn the government’s blocking of 21 websites
On Wednesday 24 May 2017, Egypt banned at least 21 websites, including Al Jazeera television, The Huffington Post and Mada Masr
Venezuela: Groups express concern over deterioration of internet access
On 16 May the Venezuelan government issued Executive Order 2489 to extend the “state of emergency” in Venezuela, in place since May 2016
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression
