A Polish prosecutor has interrogated Jan Gross, a Polish-American professor of history at Princeton University
Poland: Scholar questioned over claim Poles killed more Jews than they did Germans during World War II
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Azerbaijan: Coalition of NGOs intervene before European Court for imprisoned journalist Khadija Ismayilova.
PEN International and Privacy International led 14 free expression and media freedom organisations, including Index on Censorship, in submitting an intervention today in the case of Azerbaijani journalist, Khadija Ismayilova before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Bolo Bhi: Pakistan’s cyber crimes bill needs major changes
The cyber crimes bill passed by Pakistan’s lower legislative chamber is unacceptable and needs major changes, Bolo Bhi told Index on Censorship.
Azerbaijan: open letters to Pharrell Williams, Enrique Iglesias, and Chris Brown
We are writing to you as members of the Sport for Rights campaign, which has been working to raise human rights violations in Azerbaijan in the run-up to the Formula One European Grand Prix
Borderless Bard: Shakespeare as a bingo addict
After visiting his homeland, former Yugloslavia, last summer Edin Suljic was inspired to write his latest poem My Mate Shakespeare
Smockey: “The people in Europe don’t know what the governments in Africa do.”
Burkinabe rapper and activist Smockey officially becomes the inaugural Music in Exile Fellow
“No one – and especially heads of state – has a right not to be offended”
Index deplores the decision by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to authorise the prosecution of a German comedian for offending the President of Turkey.
Jodie Ginsberg: “Free expression needs defenders”
In the very first edition of Index on Censorship magazine – published in 1972 – the then editor Michael Scammell wrote that a definite need existed for such an organisation
Qadri’s legacy: Islamabad under siege
On 27 March, thousands gathered in Islamabad’s twin city Rawalpindi to commemorate the Chehlum of Mumtaz Qadri, marking 40 days since his death.
Zaina Erhaim: Syria’s Rebellious Women
A series of short documentaries directed by 2016 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards finalist Zaina Erhaim were screened at the...
Worst countries for restrictions on religious freedom
Some of the worst countries for religious freedom are Burma, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China, Eritrea, Iran
New documentary asks: Can We Take a Joke?
A new documentary featuring comedians and free speech advocates including Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette and Jim Norton, examines the link between comedy and outrage.
