In the months since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, protesters have taken to the streets to march with signs and chant...
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La défense de la liberté d’expression primée par Index on Censorship (d’ArtsHebdo|Médias, 25 April 2018)
Jeudi 19 avril, l’association internationale de défense de la liberté d’expression Index on Censorship a remis ses prix 2018 dans quatre catégories,...
YouTuber Count Dankula Fined £800 in ‘Sh*tposting’ Case (Brietbart, 23 April 2018)
Scottish YouTube personality Mark Meechan — also known to fans as ‘Count Dankula’ — has been given a £800 fine after recording a video of his...
Man who taught girlfriend’s pet pug dog to perform Nazi salutes fined £800 (The Independent, 23 April 2018)
A YouTuber who trained his girlfriend's dog to perform Nazi salutes has been fined £800 for being grossly offensive. Read the full article
The Londoner (Evening Standard, 20 April 2018)
Index on Censorship’s annual Freedom of Expression Awards last night drew journalists to the May Fair Hotel. David Aaronovitch chatted to Jonathan...
ECRF: Fighting for life and freedom in Egypt (New Internationalist, 20 April 2018)
Alessio Perrone meets the activists shining light on human rights abuses during Egypt’s dark days. Read the full article
‘Congo needs another voice’: bloggers talk art, sex and football in DRC (The Guardian, 20 April 2018)
Index on Censorship honours a young collective sharing their experiences on social media of life in a land plagued by violence, corruption and...
Spotlight on the media (Visegrad/Insight, 19 April 2018)
Visegrad/Insight devoted much of its November 2017 issue, ‘The Buzz Around the Ballot’ to the state of the media in its member countries – Czechia,...
London NGOs renew calls for justice for murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia (Malta Independent, 18 April 2018)
In London, a group of free expression, press freedom, and anti-corruption groups renewed called for full justice for the murder of journalist Daphne...
Prosecution of Rafael Marques de Morais part of Angolan Government’s renewed effort to stifle free expression (PEN America, 27 March 2018)
The prosecution of journalist Rafael Marques de Morais on charges of “outrage against a sovereign body” and “insult against a public office holder”...
Freedom of Expression Awards (BBC Click, 17 April 2018)
Each year Index on Censorship honours activists who have been at the forefront of tackling censorship globally. Click hears from Jodie Ginsberg...
Eight vigils around the world to mark six months since Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder (Malta Today, 16 April 2018)
Eight vigils around the world, including Malta, Berlin and Washington DC, will be held on Monday 16 April, commemorating six months since the death...

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