The story of jailed Kurdish reporter İdris Sayılgan is intertwined with the history of a village haunted by the ghosts of the dirty war of the 1990s and the Armenian Genocide
CATEGORY: Media Freedom
Journalism in Exile: Iranian journalist Omid Rezaee believes storytelling can save us
The Iranian-born mechanical engineering student was the editor-in-chief of Fanous, a student magazine which was banned for standing with the Green Movement
Angola: Index welcomes acquittal of Rafael Marques de Morais
Index on Censorship welcomes the decision to acquit Angolan journalist and winner of the 2015 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award for Journalism, Rafael Marques de Morais, along with Mariano Brás Lourenço, of defamation and slander
Project Exile: Turkish editor departs after police raid
“I realise it was the best decision of my life because I would be imprisoned right now, like my colleagues.”
Maryland shooting: Index condemns the killing of five media workers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Index on Censorship condemns the killing of five people at the offices of a local newspaper in Maryland, United...
Austria: Political change puts pressure on independence of public broadcaster
With the far-right Freedom Party moving from opposition party to governing partner in 2017, efforts to gain political influence in the media sector have put ORF, Austria’s biggest media outlet, under pressure
Project Exile: Pakistani reporter moves to France after kidnap attempt
“The question is now, under the change of government, would I be welcome? I’m still being outspoken about what I think.”
Project Exile: Zimbabwean broadcaster grapples with post-Mugabe era
“The question is now, under the change of government, would I be welcome? I’m still being outspoken about what I think.”
Project Exile: After hunger strike, Egyptian journalist in Qatar fears return
“I face probably a life sentence or maybe even worse. The idea of not being able to go back to your own country…is just heartbreaking.”
First Amendment under threat?
Experts working on the security of journalists, press freedom and freedom of expression gather in London to discuss trends that are contributing to a decline in media freedom in the US, and what needs to happen to reverse the situation
For the sake of the public’s right to know, journalists must be granted access
From the beginning of 2017 until April 2017, 143 reports of blocked access, in which journalists were expelled from a location or prevented from speaking to a source, were submitted MMF
Turkish censors vs Netflix, series 1 episode 1
All that is solid in the Turkish media melted into air over the past year, and much of the entertainment content have migrated from traditional platforms to streaming services like YouTube and Netflix.
Media freedom is under threat worldwide. Journalists are threatened, jailed and even killed simply for doing their job.
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