Index on Censorship is joining a mission to Turkey to observe the first hearing in a trial concerning 17 defendants, including a number of journalists, accused of participating in the failed 2016 coup.
Index on Censorship has joined the Banned Books Week Coalition as the first international member of this US-based alliance.
The Royal Windsor Horse Show should sever ties with the Kingdom of Bahrain, say five rights groups
Threats to media freedom in the United States go far beyond the high-profile attacks on news outlets made by President Donald Trump, a new study shows.
The winners were: Chinese political cartoonist Rebel Pepper (Arts); Russian human rights activist Ildar Dadin (Campaigning); Digital collective Turkey Blocks (Digital Activism); news outlet Maldives Independent and its former editor Zaheena Rasheed (Journalism).
Media Freedom Month highlights pressures on journalists. Report shows media workers silenced through violence and arrest in 2016
Leading international freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship and the Freedom Project at Wellesley College, Boston, are pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership to promote awareness of censorship.
16 смелых людей и организаций, которые борются за свободу слова по всему миру
此奖项之最终候选者包括被津巴布韦当局拘扣的#ThisFlag活动家，一位来自伊朗在澳洲被拘留的寻求庇护者，一位中国大陆的漫画家以及一位来自俄罗斯的人权活动家。Index on Censorship 为了奖赏在世界各地与种种审查制度搏斗多年的记者以及艺术家而拟定了这个候选名单。特别值得一提的是，被大众提名的言论自由活动家一共有四百位之多。这十六位候选者为了争取言论自由经常遭受当地政府的迫害, 有的甚至面临生命危险。
The £100,000 grant will be used to provide workshops for boards and senior management of arts organisations in England and Wales
Press releases from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression