In early April 2016, Hungarian news site vs.hu began publishing less than normal. On 25 April a dozen journalists, including editor-in-chief
Hungary: Journalists resign from news website over central bank funding
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UK government must ensure it protects free speech with new counter-extremism plans
The government’s planned Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill must be carefully crafted to avoid damaging freedom of expression.
Mapping Media Freedom: Week in focus
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the European
Azerbaijan: Free prisoners before Baku Grand Prix race
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Azerbaijan: Appeal date announced for jailed investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova
Khadija Ismayilova, one of Azerbaijan’s most celebrated journalists, will be given the opportunity to appeal against the decision by the Baku Court of Appeal to imprison her
Ukraine: Website leaks personal information of more than 4,000 journalists
Ukraine is again at the center of an international scandal. On 10 May Ukrainian website Myrotvorets, which publishes personal data of alleged separatists
Truth and the public interest are forbidden in Turkey
Index on Censorship condemns the clearly political sentencing of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül
Belit Sağ: Refusing to accept Turkey’s silencing of artistic expression
In an open letter, artist E. Belit Sağ describes the censorship she faced as part of a show at Akbank Sanat.
Poland’s “political cleansing” of journalists
Poland has been all about the “good change” since November 2015. The phrase goes back to a campaign video produced in May 2015 for PiS
April was busiest month on record for Mapping Media Freedom
April 2016 was the busiest month for Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom since the project began in May 2014