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CATEGORY: Statements
Coalition to intervene in Canada Supreme Court case on confidentiality of journalists’ sources
A coalition of 12 press freedom and civil liberties groups from around the world, including Index on Censorshp, will intervene in a VICE News case seeking to keep confidential conversations between its reporter Ben Makuch and a source from being turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
West Yorkshire Police force do not know their law
The West Yorkshire Police force do not know their law. The Malicious Communications Act 1988 has no provision whatsoever for “insulting or abusive” messages.
Russia: Telegram block leads to widespread assault on freedom of expression online
53 international and Russian human rights, media and Internet freedom organisations, strongly condemn the attempts by the Russian Federation to block the Internet messaging service Telegram.
Israeli government must halt its extreme aggression toward protesters
The killings of unarmed Palestinian protesters by Israel Defense Forces marks a grave and horrendous assault on the right to protest.
Index on Censorship calls on Egypt to release Amal Fathy
Index calls on governments around the world to put pressure on Egypt to release Amal Fathy and to shine a spotlight on the Egyptian government’s frightening tactics to stop the public knowing what is going on in that country.
Amendments to Data Protection Bill put free press in jeopardy
Index on Censorship believes we are in grave danger of ushering in one protection only to eliminate another: in this case, the protections afforded to and by a free press.
US must immediately release detained journalist Manuel Duran Ortega
On Monday, 26 press-freedom, civil-rights, labour and civil-liberties groups submitted a letter urging a regional U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office to release unjustly detained journalist Manuel Duran Ortega.
EU proposal on funding must include media freedom
“A free media is essential for holding state authorities, including their legal system, accountable.”
Россия: блокировка Telegram представляет собой масштабную атаку на свободу выражения мнения в интернете
Мы, нижеподписавшиеся 26 международных правозащитных организации в сфере медиа и интернет-свобод, решительно осуждаем попытки Российской Федерации заблокировать интернет-мессенджер Telegram, результатом которых стали широкомасштабные нарушения свободы выражения мнения и доступа к информации, и в т.ч. массовая блокировка сторонних вебсайтов.
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression