Following the execution on Saturday in Iran of Ruhollah Zam, an activist and journalist who had been accused of using a messaging app to stir up dissent, Index call on the UN Secretary-General to demand members respect the UN Declaration on Human Rights
Index has significant concerns about the UK government’s proposals for online harms and their unintended consequences on free speech
Index CEO Ruth Smeeth discusses the proposed Online Harms Bill in a virtual session organised by the Board of Deputies after a rise in anti-Semitic attacks
Index on Censorship have raised a Council of Europe alert amid concerns over current legal action against the Dublin Inquirer
Index condemn the escalation of attacks on basic freedoms in Hong Kong
Index on Censorship joins 12 other organisations in calling on Maltese authorities to honour her legacy and ensure that those implicated in her murder are brought to justice
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has been given a sentence of up to six years in prison under a cyber libel law that didn’t exist when the article in question was published
We have joined with 71 other press freedom organisations to write to the President of the United States to call on him to condemn recent attacks on the media
Index welcomes release of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab on Tuesday but all charges against him must also be dropped
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The problem: gag lawsuits against public interest defenders The EU must end gag lawsuits used to silence individuals and organisations that hold those in positions of power to account. Strategic Lawsuits Against...
Statements from freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship, the global voice of free expression