Natasha Schmidt What does free speech mean for young people?
Natasha Schmidt
Crackdown on Azerbaijan's "Great People's Day"
Natasha Schmidt: Crackdown on Azerbaijan’s “Great People’s Day”
Azerbaijan: The long shadow
Investigative reporting is a dangerous business in Azerbaijan. On the anniversary of Elmar Huseynov’s murder, Natasha Schmidt is among those gathered in Strasbourg to call for release of independent journalist Eynulla Fatullayev
Day of the imprisoned writer
It’s vital for democracies that we allow the free flow of information and ideas. On the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, Index on Censorship calls for a renewed campaign to support writers under threat
Digging up Spain's violent past
Natasha Schmidt: Digging up Spain’s violent past
The white noise of protest
The right to freedom of expression does not entitle indefinite occupation of public land. Brett Lock of Harry’s Place responds to Index’s support for Parliament Square protesters
Galloway to appeal Canadian ban
British Member of Parliament George Galloway plans to challenge the Canadian immigration ministry's decision to ban him from entering the country,...
Wilders challenges UK ban
Dutch MP Geert Wilders has launched an appeal against the Home Office's decision to ban him from travelling to the UK. Wilders was scheduled to...
Neo-Nazis threaten Russian research centre
On Sunday Russian neo-Nazi group BTO emailed a death threat to Galina Kozhevnikova, the deputy head of human rights research centre SOVA. The group...
Radio Kalima attacked
Intimidation of employees of Tunisia's Radio Kalima continued on Thursday, after police surrounded the premises of the satellite radio station...
A blip on the radar
On the anniversary of the murder of independent journalist Deyda Hydara (right), Dawn Starin says the media must turn its attention to The Gambia,...
Chinese dissident arrested
Author and dissident Liu Xiabao was arrested on Monday in Beijing. Liu, who is on the board of Chinese PEN, was among 300 intellectuals who signed...