Sara Yasin: Do film protests really mean a failed Arab Spring?
Do film protests really mean a failed Arab Spring?
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Access and education crucial in the age of the smartphone
Sara Yasin: Access and education crucial in the age of the smartphone
Bridging the digital divide
Sara Yasin: Bridging the digital divide
PAST EVENT: 6-7 Oct: Launch of the latest issue of Index, ‘Censors on Campus’, at Rethinking small media
6-7 Oct: Launch of the latest issue of Index, ‘Censors on Campus’, at the ‘Rethinking small media’ conference
Bahraini activist acquitted of Twitter charges but remains in prison
Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was today acquitted of insulting the Sunni citizens of the island of Muharraq on Twitter. Rajab was sentenced to three months in prison on 9 July for his remarks on the site. However, the...
Five bizarre blasphemy cases
Sara Yasin looks at some disturbing cases of censorship in the name of religious offence
Five bizarre blasphemy cases
An 11-year-old girl with Down’s Syndrome was last week arrested in Pakistan, after an angry mob demanded that the girl be punished for allegedly desecrating the Qur’an --- the Islamic holy book. The young girl is a resident of a Christian...
Women and free speech
Sara Yasin: Women and free speech
Russia: Pussy Riot found guilty
Index on Censorship condemns the sentencing of feminist punk group Pussy Riot to two years in prison.
PLUS: Pussy Riot versus the Religarchy
Illiteracy and free expression
Sara Yasin: Illiteracy and free expression
Russia’s fight for “traditional values” doesn’t end with Pussy Riot
Next week will bring the verdict in the trial of feminist punk band Pussy Riot, who now face up to three years in prison for "hooliganism" motivated by religious hatred for performing a "punk prayer" against Russian President Vladimir Putin in...
Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab jailed for tweets
Nabeel Rajab, president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) was taken into custody by Bahraini authorities today after a court sentenced him to three months in prison for allegedly defaming the citizens of the village of Muharraq on...