We — members of the Civic Solidarity Platform and the Sports For Rights Campaign — were relieved to learn that one of Azerbaijan’s most well-known
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Italy: Lawyers accuse journalists of reporting secrets
For weeks, Rome has been transfixed by the spectacle of the “Capital Mafia” trial, which began on 5 November
Padraig Reidy: Insisting the heavyweight be silenced accomplishes nothing
Pity poor Tyson Fury. No, wait, don’t. He’s heavyweight champion of the world and doesn’t seem particularly bothered what you or I think
Banning Donald Trump won’t change hateful views
Index on Censorship opposes the proposal to ban Donald Trump from entering the UK.
Belarus’ counter-extremism laws used to restrict free expression
Volha Siakhovich outlines how Belarusian authorities are using anti-extremism legislation to silence journalists and human rights workers
“Fear peninsula”: How Russia closed down media freedom in Crimea
Mapping Media Freedom correspondent Tetiana Pechonchyk outlines the ways Russia has curtailed press freedom in Crimea
Azerbaijan: Anniversary of journalist’s arrest highlights unprecedented repression in 2015
Award-winning investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova was detained on 5 December 2014.
Japanese government cancels visit from UN free speech representative
The UN’s principal global monitor of freedom of expression, David Kaye, was due to visit Japan between 1 and 8 December
Was the #BrusselsLockdown just the latest in a series of Belgian media violations?
Following the murderous barbarism in France last month, a state of alert was subsequently declared in Belgium amid concerns that a “Paris-style” attack
Dunja Mijatović: Propaganda is ugly scar on face of modern journalism
The antidote to propaganda must be a resilient and free media environment
What’s the taboo? Winter magazine 2015/16
What’s taboo today? It might depend where you live, your culture, your religion, or who you’re talking to. The latest issue of Index on Censorship magazine explores worldwide taboos in all their guises, and why they matter.
Taboos: What are yours?
Are there things that you just aren’t allowed to talk about at family gatherings over the holiday period?