International human rights organizations called to stand in solidarity with prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab on Monday (September 11,...
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Russian complaint brings accusation of censorship for Estonia (Baltic Times)
The Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Index on Censorship organization campaigning for...
Russian complaint brings accusations of censorship for Estonia (Err)
The Council of Europe, the OSCE and the Index on Censorship, an organization which campaigns for freedom of expression, have criticized Estonia this...
When is a nipple not just a nipple? (The Telegraph)
A recently censored image of a nipple has highlighted a well-known fact, namely that a male nipple is just a nipple, but a woman’s nipple is...
Kevin Myers withdraws from Limerick talk about censorship (Irish Times)
Former Sunday Times columnist Kevin Myers has withdrawn from moderating a talk on censorship in Limerick after his appearance in the line-up...
‘Don’t punish CUP over censorship U-turn’, China urged (The Bookseller)
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has applauded Cambridge University Press' decision to reverse the censorship of hundreds of articles...
Free speech must apply to all — even those we find offensive
Free speech — genuine free speech that tolerates the ideas we find most offensive — must apply equally
The free press is under threat—and now has a new, dangerous enemy (Prospect)
Journalism is in a delicate state in the world. The time at the turn of the century when it seemed to be secure in freedom, is gone. As June Jodie...
Was Google wrong to fire James Damore after memo controversy? (BBC)
Google has fired an employee who wrote a controversial memo opposed to diversity programmes and hiring practices. The company's chief executive said...
Journalism Advocates Join In Tracking Trump-Era Attacks On The Press (Huffington Post)
Jenni Monet, one of a half-dozen journalists arrested this year covering the Standing Rock pipeline protests in North Dakota, recalled being...
One of Syria’s best-known democracy activists has been executed (Washington Post)
Most of the activists who embraced the calls for freedom that resonated across Syria in 2011 were imprisoned, killed or forced into exile before...
Media Organizations Band Together to Track Press Freedom Violations in U.S. (PJ Media)
Stressing that "constant vigilance and an honest accounting of the country’s track record on press freedom are essential," a coalition of press...

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