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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 intimidation and harassment for the past two years. The independent artist, who is targeted for challenging...
Kamila Shamsie’s book award withdrawn over her part in Israel boycott (The Guardian)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 personal opinions. “An award meant to recognise a writer for ‘outstanding literary contributions to the...
“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 Appeal of Kyiv ruled decision against 112 Ukraine TV channel, which may bring to deprivation 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 some journalists and media. The report also mentioned the attack on 112 Ukraine TV channel. The Index...
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.
Bahrain must suspend Nabeel Rajab’s sentence
Nine international organisations have written a letter calling for Bahrain to suspend Nabeel Rajab’s current sentence.
Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards 2020
The 20th Freedom of Expression Awards will be held on 30 April 2020 at the May Fair Hotel in London
Afghan Artists Paint Tulips Murals To Honor War Victims (Tolo News)
Artists from Afghanistan’s ArtLords painted tulips murals in Kabul and three other provinces to honor the victims of the war in the country. ArtLords chairman Omaid Sharifi said that so far 25,000 tulips have been painted on surroundings of main...