Anti-censorship group GreatFire have launched a new service that will help internet users inside China live test how well different VPNs are working in the country
Eighteen British teenagers have launched Magna Carta 2.0. “What a Liberty!, based on passionate young voices, giving us the tools and freedom to express who we are and what we believe in.”
A female journalist training reporters from within war-torn Syria, and a group busting online censorship in China are among this year’s Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards winners.
Index on Censorship and They Will Have To Kill Us First name the Burkinabe musician and producer Smockey as the inaugural Music in Exile Fellowship
An Aleppo-based journalist training women to report on the crisis in war-torn Syria, an Indonesian comic who jokes about Islamic extremism and a 19-year old campaigner against repression in Eritrea are among those shortlisted for the 2016 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
A graffiti artist who paints murals in war-torn Yemen, a jailed Bahraini academic and the Ethiopia’s Zone 9 bloggers are among those listed among this year’s #Index100 global free expression heroes.
Auction of cartoons by world-renowned editorial cartoonists will benefit Index’s work with persecuted writers and artists
Unconfirmed reports are circulating that Khartabil has been secretly sentenced to death by the Syrian government. We ask the Syrian authorities to reveal Khartabil’s whereabouts and release him immediately and unconditionally.
Escalating pressure on media has significantly impacted journalists’ ability to report on matters of public interest
Leading watchdogs to visit Istanbul, Ankara next week to visit Turkey ahead of election
Press releases from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression