The Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s silence on the sentencing of human rights figure Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain has been called “appalling” in a letter to the Foreign Secretary, signed by 13 rights groups & MPs on Sunday
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Bahrain: Security agency summons online activist who exposed torture in plea to king
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Index on Censorship condemn Yusuf Al-Jamri’s torture, and the torture of all persons by Bahrain’s NSA.
Index urges Russian government to halt deportation of Uzbek journalist
Journalist Khudoberdi Nurmatov, who works for independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, is set to be deported back to Uzbekistan, where it is feared he will be tortured.
Syria: Rights groups condemn execution of Bassel Khartabil
The family of Bassel Khartabil, a Syrian-Palestinian software engineer and free speech activist, confirmed that he had been subjected to an extrajudicial execution in October 2015.
New website to track press freedom violations in United States
Index on Censorship joined more than 20 press freedom organisations announcing the launch today of the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a new nonpartisan website dedicated to documenting press freedom abuses across the United States.
Honouring Bassel Khartabil, Syrian digital activist
Index on Censorship mourns the death of 2013 Freedom of Expression Digital Activism Award-winning Bassel Khartabil, who had been held Syrian prisons since 2012.
Global Network Initiative addresses global delisting case
The Global Network Initiative, of Index on Censorship is a participant, notes the decision by the French courts to refer the global internet search de-listing case to the Court of Justice of the European Union
Groups urge Ukraine to ensure thorough investigation in killing of journalist Pavel Sheremet
On the first anniversary of the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet, Index on Censorship joined Article 19, Association of European Journalists, Committee to Protect Journalists, European Federation of Journalists, International Federation of Journalists, International Press Institute, International News Safety Institute and Reporters Sans Frontieres in urging the Ukrainian president to ensure an effective investigation of the crime.
An open letter to Harlem Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear Mr. Désir Index on Censorship welcomes your appointment as the Representative on Freedom of the Media by the...
Media organisations ask Polish defence minister to drop complaint against journalist
Index on Censorship has joined international organisations to urge the Polish defence minister to drop complaint against journalist Tomasz Piatek