The British government has been condemned by press freedom groups for seizing an award-winning Syrian journalist’s travel documents upon her arrival...
UK condemned for seizing Syrian journalist’s passport (Aljazeera)
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Syrian journalist whose passport was seized at Heathrow at Assad government’s request speaks out (The Independent)
An award-winning Syrian journalist who had her passport confiscated in the UK at the request of the Syrian Government says she fears she may not be...
Journalists Behind Bars (Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso)
Killings, imprisonments and other methods to silence journalists happens all too often, in Europe as elsewhere in the world. In this editorial, the...
Free speech groups warn against legal crackdown on social media (Heat Street)
Free speech advocates have warned about new prosecuting guidelines which open the door to social media users being jailed for “offensive” and...
Whose name is on the frame? (Fountain Ink)
Kaya Genç's Index on Censorship magazine piece runs in Fountain Ink. Artists in Turkey have been hiding their real identities with increasing...
Murder in Moscow: Anna’s legacy (Eurozine)
Eurozine syndicates Andrey Arkhangelsky's Index on Censorship magazine piece. Ten years after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, investigative...
Why did the UK government act against a journalist on behalf of Syria? (The Guardian)
It is 12 days since the British authorities confiscated the passport of the Syrian journalist, Zaina Erhaim, a prominent critic of Bashar al-Assad....
iGmena Summit 2016 hosted in Tunis (Ground Report)
The Internet Governance in the Middle East and North Africa (iGmena) program held its first-ever Summit in Tunis, Tunisia, from 30 September and to...
Hilary Mantel warns writers they must stand by what they say (The Guardian)
Hilary Mantel has revealed how her childhood was marked by a reluctance to speak, in a provocative essay in which she urges writers that “if you...
British police criticised for lack of transparency in Bahrain training deal (The Guardian)
British police have been criticised for refusing to release details of an international deal to train security officials from Bahrain, a country...
Azerbaijan’s war on independent media (Global Journalist)
Under President Ilham Aliyev, the economy of Azerbaijan has expanded spectacularly. An oil boom has fueled a 10 fold increase in the size of its...
What is the value of toleration? (Prospect)
Is the defence of free speech and toleration merely another name for indifference, asks Piers Benn. Read the full article
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