European football boss says Brazilians should “pay tribute to this beautiful World Cup”
Don’t protest during the World Cup, Platini tells Brazilians
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Milana Knezevic
Milana Knezevic is the Assistant Editor, Online and News of Index on Censorship
Russia’s attack on internet freedom: “There is a lot of room for making things worse”
It’s been a bad week for the internet in Russia, with the founder of “Russian Facebook” claiming that Putin loyalists have total control of the site, and the Duma adopting controversial amendments targeting bloggers. Milana Knezevic writes
Uzbekistan: Dissident photographer “ruining the constitution”
Renowned photographer and documentary filmmaker Umida Akhmedova tells Milana Knezevic about her latest run-in with Uzbekistan’s repressive authorities
For defectors, getting out of North Korea is only part of the problem
An inside look into the often forgotten struggles of those who have escaped the brutal regime
Could Serbia’s new Prime Minister spell disaster for press freedom?
With Aleksandar Vucic — Slobodan Milosevic’s former Information Minister — taking office, should Serbian independent media be worried?
State of UK media freedom slammed by international press organisation
A new report by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers criticises the restriction of press freedom in the name of national security, the Royal Charter press regulator and the UK’s lack of constitutional guarantees for freedom of expression
#dontspyonus: The fight against mass surveillance
Index on Censorship had a Google Hangout on how to protect yourself from mass surveillance, and what you can do to demand the right to privacy from your government. Jim Killock, Executive Director at Open Rights Group, Mike Rispoli, Communications...
Eight women who fought for freedom of expression in the last year
On International Women’s Day, we salute all the women around the world who stand up for freedom of expression
On FIFA, shirt message bans and controversy
Let’s just ban the controversy before it happens. It’s easier that way, Milana Knezevic writes
Ukraine pages blocked on “Russian Facebook”
Authorities have have banned 13 sites said to be promoting Ukrainian nationalist groups
Russia: Putin opponent Aleksei Navalny banned from the internet
The noted regime critic has been placed under house arrest
London calls for release of Al Jazeera journalists held in Egypt
People gathered in Trafalgar Square on Thursday for a silent protest in support of jailed journalists