Journalism has, without the slightest doubt, become the most risky, and endangered, profession in Turkey.
Yavuz Baydar: A noble profession has turned into a curse
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Belarus Free Theatre: “Dictators are scared of a strong mutual position”
Belarus Free Theatre have been using their creative and subversive art to protest the dictatorial rule of Aleksandr Lukashenko for over a decade.
Turkey arrests journalists who showed support for press freedom
Index on Censorship calls for the immediate and unconditional release of journalists Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Erol Önderoğlu and Ahmet Nesin, who were arrested by Turkish authorities on 20 June.
Mapping Media Freedom: In review 2-16 June
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the European Union
Azerbaijan: Why Formula One fans are paying attention for all the wrong reasons
As Formula One fans prepare for the Baku Grand Prix on Sunday, Index on Censorship looks at the country’s dismal human rights record
Illiberal democracy: Europe’s worrying trend on freedom and liberty
Free Word in partnership with Index on Censorship brought together three major cultural figures from Hungary, Poland and Turkey to compare their stories and ask: is Europe just a place, or a set of values that are rapidly unravelling?
In conversation with Timothy Garton Ash: A blueprint for freer speech
The professor of European Studies at Oxford University talks to Index on Censorship about his new book Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World
Mapping Media Freedom: Week in review
Each week, Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
Yavuz Baydar: “Judicial coup” sends clear warning to Turkey’s remaining independent journalists
In an unprecedented move, Turkey’s judiciary has been reshuffled in a way that has shaken the basis of the justice system.
Dunja Mijatović: Why quality public service media has not caught on in transition societies
The battle to establish credible public service broadcasters in transitional democracies has been difficult.