Fifty-four international human rights and free expression organisations have written to the United Nations on behalf of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.
Groups urge UN to call on Bahrain to release human rights defender
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Freedom of the press and a state regulator
This letter appeared in The Times on 16 December 2016 Sir, Index on Censorship has published stories by censored writers for more than four decades....
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab’s trial postponed for fifth time
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bahrain's criminal court today postponed Index Award winner Nabeel Rajab's trial to 28 December, when he is...
Bahrain: Parliamentary pressure mounts on Theresa May to call for Nabeel Rajab’s release
Parliamentarians today joined in calling on the UK government to call for the release of jailed activist Nabeel Rajab.
Syria: Whereabouts of four abducted activists unknown
Prominent human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Al-Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazim Hammadi – the Douma four – should be released...
Tech companies’ data-sharing agreement presents threat to free expression
Index on Censorship is deeply concerned about plans outlined by technology companies to share information about, and collectively remove, extremist content.
Azerbaijan must stop crackdown on freedom of expression
The government of Azerbaijan is carrying out a multi-pronged attack on freedom of expression.
The UK government must do more to address human rights situation in Bahrain
The Bahraini authorities’ orchestrated attack on the rights to free expression, assembly and association, has seriously undermined the prospects of a political solution to Bahrain’s domestic unrest.
Media freedom comes under unprecedented crackdown in 3Q 2016
An unprecedented series of crackdowns on media professionals and news outlets took place during the third quarter of 2016, recorded by Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project.
Jodie Ginsberg: The question of hate speech
Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of Index on Censorship, spoke about hate speech at the 30th anniversary of the Rafto Forum, Bergen, 2016