Europe was a bastion of hope for more than a million refugees last year. What brought them? A hunger for safety and security? Dreams of freedom?
15 June: Illiberal democracy: the future of freedom
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Zunar wins Cartooning for Peace Prize: “Talent is not a gift but a responsibility”
Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, aka Zunar, has won the 2016 Cartooning for Peace Prize. The award was presented at a ceremony at the Palais Eynard in Geneva
Yavuz Baydar: Imminent collapse of journalism in Turkey
With conditions worsening on a daily basis, Turkey now risks total blackout on public debate. Punitive measures and harsh restrictions have diminished the domain for free and independent media
Bahrain: critics and dissidents still face twin threat of statelessness and deportation
When we read about displaced people in the press, we usually hear about Syrian refugees fleeing IS or the one person per second displaced by natural disaster
Why is academic freedom important?
Academic freedom has been the subject of many debates in recent months. With speakers regularly being no-platformed
10 fact-checking tips for journalists
In a world filled with new digital tricks, journalists shouldn’t forget traditional verification techniques, says former newspaper editor Peter Sands
#IndexAwards2016 Fellowship: We all have to act but we prefer peaceful acts
Following the Freedom of Expression Awards on 13 April, Index on Censorship magazine editor Rachael Jolley caught up with the fellowship
Protests in motion: When films inspire rights’ movements
Ten Years, a dystopian vision of Hong Kong under China’s rule, is just the last example of how popular films and rights’ movements can go together
Dunja Mijatović: Chronicling infringements on internet freedom is a necessary task
As the OSCE Representative on Freedom of Media, I believe that the rights afforded to producers and consumers of traditional media equally apply to new media platforms as well
3 and 4 June: Index on Censorship magazine at the Hay Festival
Join Index on Censorship at this year’s Hay Festival for a weekend of discussions about free speech, offence, Shakespeare and protest.
Homophobia in Honduras: growing attacks on LGBT activists
A year after returning from exile, Honduran gay rights activist Donny Reyes still fears a murderous attack at any minute
Homofobia en Honduras: el aumento de atracos y asesinatos de activistas LGBT
Un año tras volver del exilio, Danny Reyes, un activista homosexual hondureño aún teme ser asesinado en cualquier momento
