[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Index on Censorship and international human rights lawyers at Doughty Street Chambers condemn the continued...
Amal Fathy’s “crime” was to speak out about the sexual abuse faced by so many women in Egypt
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CATEGORY: Statements
Nine international organisations urge EU officials to raise Turkey’s freedom of expression crisis during EU-Turkey high political dialogue
We urge EU officials to discuss Turkey’s freedom of expression crisis and fractured rule of law during their high-level political dialogue with the Turkish government on 22 November
House of Lords must ensure Prevent is subject to independent review
Index on Censorship joins with seven other human rights organisations to call for an independent review of the UK’s Prevent strategy.
An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg
Dear Mark Zuckerberg: What do the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a Danish member of parliament, and a news anchor from the Philippines have in common?...
Annual review of listed terrorist organisations would be a step in the right direction for counter-terror bill
While there has been little progress in the House of Lords when it comes to protecting freedom of expression in the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill, a proposed new amendment by Lord Anderson deserves support.
A letter to Aung San Suu Kyi: Overturn conviction, free Reuters journalists
At the recent World Economic Conference in Hanoi, Viet Nam, Aung San Suu Kyi defended the 3 September conviction and sentencing of Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo and invited anyone who believes in the rule of law to point out why the judgment was problematic. 52 IFEX members and other groups have taken her up on this invitation.
Law Commission must safeguard freedom of expression
Index on Censorship urges the Law Commission to safeguard freedom of expression as it moves towards the second phase of its review of abusive and offensive online communications.
Saudi Arabia: Kingdom must be held to account for suppression of dissent
Index on Censorship joins with dozens of civil society organisations to call for Saudi Arabia to be held accountable for grave human rights violations.
Groups urge House of Lords to rethink Counter-Terror and Border Security Bill
The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill would restrict freedom of expression and press freedom, threaten the protection of journalistic...
Index withdraws from Truth to Power events
Index believes that all speech – eccentric, contentious, heretical, unwelcome, provocative, bigoted – should be protected unless it directly incites violence.
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression