The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy alongside 16 NGOs including Index on Censorship today voiced our support for the UN joint-statement
NGOs invite states to sign UN joint-statement on Bahrain
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Your lips are sealed
Two new elements in the government’s legislation programme are a real threat to free speech, campaigners tell Dominic Smith
Padraig Reidy: When it comes to public figures, we should err away from caution
This week’s intervention by Lord Ashcroft might not be the best example of the old speak-truth-to-power schtick, but being rude about powerful people is very important and even cathartic
Don’t weaken the UK’s Freedom of Information Act
Index joins media and campaign groups to oppose government’s Freedom of Information review
Reporting rights? Media freedom in the Balkans since the wars
Today the bulk of the media in the Balkans has “been bought by people with no history in, or understanding of, the media business; they promote narrow interests of their
Angola: Trying month for freedom of expression
Over the past month, the Angolan government has continued its crackdown on freedom of expression and the right to assemble in the country
Online harassment against women is not just a female problem
“This is not something that only ‘ladies’ can fix,” emphasised Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE’s Representative on Freedom of the Media at an expert meeting on the safety of female journalists in Vienna
“You have to be brave to be a journalist in Serbia”
Media freedoms in Serbia are on the decline. A recent report by Human Rights Watch painted a picture of journalists in several western Balkan countries, working in hostile environments whilst facing threats and intimidation.
Protest around the world
As demonstrations against corruption and the failure to provide basic services sweep Lebanon, we look at how authorities deal with mass protests around the world.
Coalition calls for release of detained journalist
Index on Censorship condemns Azerbaijan’s pressure on independent media
Moving towards inequality: Jemimah Steinfeld and Hannah Leung
In China, social benefits are tied an antiquated system of household registration that restricts benefits to the place where people were born. As hundreds of millions leave the countryside to seek employment in the cities, they are left without official jobs, legal protection or school places for their children. Jemimah Steinfeld and Hannah Leung report
Escape from Eritrea: Ismail Einashe
As refugees flee one of the world’s most repressive and secretive regimes, Ismail Einashe talks to Eritreans who have reached the UK but who still worry about the risks of speaking out
