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CATEGORY: Statements
Offensive art: The right to protest but not to censor
We the undersigned members of Artsfex condemn an alarming worldwide trend in which violent protest silences artistic expression that some groups...
Exhibit B: Censorship pure and simple
Before the cancellation of Exhibit B at the Barbican this week, Index published an article from associate arts producer Julia Farrington in which...
Myth-busting: European Commission misrepresents right to be forgotten objections
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday released a “mythbuster” on the controversial Court of Justice of the European Union ruling on the “right to be forgotten”.
Ipso’s flaws should not be an excuse for state media regulation
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) does not yet meet all the requirements for an effective, voluntary self-regulator. But we should...
Letter to Honduras: Calling for protection of Dina Meza and all journalists
Index on Censorship and Article 19 Central America demand that the Honduran Attorney General investigates increased threats received by journalist and human rights campaigner Dina Meza
Letter: Wave of repression in Azerbaijan
Mr Thorbjørn Jagland Secretary General of the Council of Europe 67075 Strasbourg Cedex France Fax: +33 3 88 41 27 99 Email: [email protected]...
Call for the immediate and unconditional release of Leyla Yunus, Arif Yunus and Rasul Jafarov
60 NGOs from 13 Human Rights Houses call upon the Azerbaijani authorities, in their joint letter to President Ilham Aliyev, to immediately and unconditionally release Leyla Yunus, Arif Yunus and Rasul Jafarov, and lift all charges held against them.
Letter to Article 29 Working Party on the Right to be Forgotten
To: Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin Chair, Article 29 Working Party EUROPEAN COMMISSION B-1049 BRUSSELS DG Justice Dear Ms Falque-Pierrotin, We are...
Index calls on Morocco to release rapper El Haqed
In an Open Letter to the Moroccan Minister of Justice and Liberties El Mustapha Ramid, 11 organisations committed to the defence of the rights to freedom of expression, culture and the arts have condemned the four-month sentence served against Mouad Belghouate.
Arts Council continues its support of Index as a National Portfolio Organisation
We are delighted that Arts Council England has renewed support for Index on Censorship in its latest round of funding. The Arts Council received...
Civil society calls on Tajikistan to immediately release Alexander Sodiqov
The Civic Solidarity Platform, a coalition of more than 60 human rights NGOs across the OSCE region, expresses its strongest concern about the...
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression
