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CATEGORY: Eritrea
Major new global free expression index sees UK ranking stumble across academic, digital and media freedom
A major new global ranking index tracking the state of free expression is published today
Why journalists need emergency safe havens
Journalists tell Index how a new type of visa is vital to protect lives and stop media censorship. Rachael Jolley reports
La vida de un periodista del Gobierno en Eritrea: la verdad sobre trabajar en un periódico gubernamental firmemente censurado
Abraham T. Zere comenzó su carrera en un periódico del Gobierno después de que se prohibieran todos los medios de comunicación independientes. Exiliado ahora en EE. UU., revela los peligros a los que se enfrentan los redactores en el “país más censurado del mundo”
Abraham Zere: After 15 years of fear Eritreans read between the lines
It initially sounded like a joke; gradually it got serious and then tragic. A decade and a half later, it is catastrophe.
Letter: Eritrea must free imprisoned journalists
On World Press Freedom Day, Index Youth Advisory Board calls for the release of imprisoned journalists in Eritrea and urges the government to end its persecution of media workers
Worst countries for restrictions on religious freedom
Some of the worst countries for religious freedom are Burma, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China, Eritrea, Iran
#IndexAwards2016: Vanessa Berhe is fighting for freedom of expression in Eritrea
Campaigning for a free Eritrea since the age of 16, Vanessa Berhe can even count the Pope as a supporter