Open letter to Ayatollah Khamenei
On the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Index on Censorship and international free speech campaigners call on Iran to release the more than 60 writers, journalists, and bloggers currently in prison
Ugandan journalists charged with libelling president
Henry Ochieng, editor of the Daily Monitor news magazine and Angelo Izama, a senior reporter were charged with criminal libel yesterday after a complaint from President Yoweri Museveni about an article that compared him to Ferdinand Marcos, former leader of the Philippines. The journalists have been released on bail, pending the trial on 25 February.
Philippines: slaughter of reporters
"Organised crime causes self-censorship"
Mexico’s narco-trafficking gangs make it one of the most dangerous place in the world for journalists. This report from Mexico Reporter shows a security training course, jointly run by Article 19 and the Rory Peck Trust.