ADVOCACY LETTER Dear President Aliyev, Re: The brutal attack on Idrak Abbasov and assault of four other journalists on 18 April 2012 The Azerbaijani authorities must launch an immediate, independent and transparent investigation into the brutal...
Exclusive Index analysis: Despite its influence, voting records at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly are rarely scrutinised.
Index on Censorship examines voting patterns to show who protects free expression and who hinders it
The Index Freedom of Expression Awards took place on 28 March in London. Before an audience of 400, Jonathan Dimbleby presented awards to the heroes of free expression --- those who have put their lives and jobs at risk to defend the inalienable...
Three established Vietnamese bloggers have been charged with spreading spreading anti-government propaganda. According to AP, Nguyen Van Hai, Phan Thanh Hai and Ta Phon Tan are accused of belong to the banned "Free Journalists Club" of Vietnam and...
28 March: Index Freedom of Expression Awards 2012
Recognising campaigners or activists who have fought repression, or have struggled to challenge political climates Alaa Abd El Fattah, blogger, Egypt Alaa Abd El Fattah is at the forefront of protests against Egypt's current military rule. Over the...
Recognising innovation and original use of new technology to circumvent censorship and foster debate, argument or dissent Freedom Fone by Kubatana, mobile phone technology NGO, Zimbabwe Kubatana is an NGO based in Harare that uses a variety of new...
Recognising artists, filmmakers and writers whose work asserts artistic freedom and battles against repression and injustice Voina, performance artists, Russia Voina, meaning “War”, is a collective of radical Russian anarchist artists who combine...
Recognising investigative journalism of dogged determination across a range of media including print, online, radio and television, taking into consideration impact, originality and revelation Han Han, blogger, China The author of China’s most...
Index join rights organisation in calling for the Syrian authorities to immediately release Mazen Darwish, a prominent Syrian human rights defender and his colleagues from Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression
The board of Index on Censorship is delighted to announce that it has appointed
Kirsty Hughes as the organisation’s new Chief Executive
We bring you the biggest stories in free expression. It’s your turn to tell us who stands out. It’s the last chance to nominate for the Index Free Expression Awards 2012