Category : wikileaks
Letter to US Attorney General on Julian Assange
Index joins other organisations in expressing concern over extradition proceedings against Wikileaks founder Assange hearing outcome could set an “alarming precedent” for free speech
The UK Assange hearing – which will decide whether there are grounds for Assange to stand trial in the USA – should reach a conclusion on 4 January. The verdict will have major ramifications for free speech and media freedom. We speak to Assange's partner about it #IndexAwards2008: Wikileaks, Economist New Media Award
Julian Assange and Wikileaks have made a huge global impact since winning an Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award in 2008. Mapping Media Freedom: A disastrous week for Turkish journalism
Turkey has seen an increase in violations against media workers, with journalists murdered, held hostage, arrested and physically attacked, as well as having equipment confiscated Children of the internet: Free speech in the digital age
There is a generation growing up today with unprecedented knowledge and power at their immediate and constant disposal, and they are politically and socially empowered in ways that are not yet clearly understood, writes Nishith Hegde “If you read, write, publish, think, listen, dance, sing or invent, the TPP has you in its crosshairs”
With secret trade negotiations reportedly at a critical stage, campaigners have mounted a global plan to draw the attention to the role that internet providers would play in preventing the free flow of information. Alastair Sloan reports United States: Free expression constrained by cultural and political factors
Freedom of expression is generally protected in the US, but political, legal, economic and cultural factors continue to constrain this fundamental right. Fine words on open government don’t match actions
From America to Azerbaijan, leaders have pledged themselves to a new era of openness and transparency. So why are whistleblowers and journalists still punished, asks Mike HarrisEcuador’s new media regulations stoke controversy
Proposed laws will not calm President Correa's stormy relationship with the press, says Padraig ReidyManning Wikileaks trial begins today
The trial of Bradley Manning, the US Army private who leaked thousands of documents to Wikileaks, is set to begin today at the Fort Meade military base, Maryland. 
