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Index on Censorship
German jury rescinds book award for British author Kamila Shamsie over BDS support (Middle East Monitor)
Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of Index on Censorship, said it was disturbing that Shamsie was being punished “for her personal opinions”. “An...
International Editors’ Roundtable
Index’s Rachael Jolley is a panellist at the International Editors’ Roundtable at the IWM in Vienna
This week at Index: Banned Books Week is upon us
Banned Books Week kicks off on Sunday
Cuba’s Campaign Against Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara (Hyperallergic, 19 September 2019)
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a self-taught artist of colour from a humble background in Cuba, has been the target of an ongoing campaign of...
Kamila Shamsie’s book award withdrawn over her part in Israel boycott (The Guardian)
Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of Index on Censorship, said that it was deeply disturbing that Shamsie had been stripped of the honour “for her...
“If we discover that judges in the case about NewsOne TV Channel and 112 Ukraine TV channel were influenced by President’s Office – that’s very serious” (112 UA)
Nathan Gill MEP comments the situation with freedom of speech in Ukraine and the particular case of a meeting of the President prior to the Court of...
Ukraine is on a very low level of freedom of press (112 UA)
A well-known British organization Index on Censorship published its July report on Press freedom in Ukraine, in which stated on violations against...
Turkey urged to halt its assault on media freedom and civil society
Thirteen international organisations have submitted a statement to UN Human Rights Council calling on Turkey to halt is crackdown on the media.
Council of Europe’s new secretary-general must enhance efforts to protect press freedom
Twenty-two international organisations have written an open letter on freedom of expression to the new secretary-general of the Council of Europe.
Turkey: Press freedom violations August 2019
There were 18 incidents in Turkey in August 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Northern Ireland MP’s attack on journalist is unacceptable and undermines media freedom
Index on Censorship condemns Ian Paisely MP’s attack on News Letter journalist Sam McBride and calls on parliamentarians to uphold and support the tenets of media freedom.