States must uphold existing global commitments to protect media but also be willing to speak out publicly when others fail to protect journalists and journalism, Index on Censorship said on Tuesday.
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What an image of Trump golfing says about political cartooning (Big Think, 6 July 2019)
A Canadian political cartoonist started a firestorm of controversy and lost his jobs with several newspapers after drawing an image of Donald Trump...
History, humour and humility: Remembering Andrew Graham-Yooll (Buenos Aires Times)
Andrew Graham-Yooll, the respected, influential and talented writer and journalist whose experiences with Argentina’s brutal 1976-1983 military...
Debate on Julian Assange at London’s Frontline Club for journalists (World Socialist Web Site)
The Frontline Club, bringing together journalists and photographers with an interest in war reporting and international relations, organised a...
Government’s online harms white paper risk damaging freedom of expression in the UK
The proposals in the online harms white paper risk damaging freedom of expression in the UK, and abroad if other countries follow the UK’s example, Index on Censorship said in its response to the government’s consultation.
Index at Latitude: Forest Folktales
As dusk falls and the witching hour approaches, gather in the Faraway Forest for sordid, uncensored folk tales as you have never heard them before.
Ukraine: Press freedom violations June 2019
There were 6 incidents in Ukraine in June 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Turkey: Press freedom violations June 2019
There were 30 incidents in Turkey in June 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Belarus: Press freedom violations June 2019
There were 5 incidents in Belarus in June 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Azerbaijan: Press freedom violations June 2019
There were 2 incidents in Azerbaijan in June 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Moldovan authorities need to act as the safety of journalists is threatened
In the last month, the number of cases of assaults against journalists in the Republic of Moldova has been staggering and follows a troubling trend of harassment in recent years
The death of the political cartoon (AlJazeera, 2 July 2019)
These are not the best of times to be a political cartoonist. Last week, one of Canada's top cartoonists, Michael de Adder, had his contract...