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Turkey: State of emergency provisions violate human rights and should be revoked
We, the undersigned organisations, recognise that the Turkish government has the right and responsibility to investigate the violent events of the July 2016 coup attempt and to bring all those responsible to justice.
Joint letter to the Sultan of Oman on human rights and press freedom
We, the undersigned organisations, write to you regarding the systematic targeting of journalists, human rights defenders and online activists by the Internal Security Service (ISS) in Oman.
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab sentencing postponed to 31 Oct
Bahrain’s judicial harassment of award-winning human rights defender must end
Groups condemn the confiscation of Syrian journalist’s passport by UK officials
We condemn the decision of UK border officials to confiscate the passport of Syrian journalist, Zaina Erhaim, at the request of Syrian authorities.
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab put in isolation ahead of 6 October trial
On Sunday 25 September Nabeel Rajab was transferred from the West Riffa Police Station to solitary confinement in the East Riffa Police Station ahead of his sentencing next week.
Index condemns UK’s seizure of award winner’s passport
Index on Censorship is appalled by the decision of UK border officials to confiscate the passport of Syrian journalist, and this year’s Index Freedom of Expression Award winner, Zaina Erhaim.
Rights groups urge 50 nations to call for Nabeel Rajab’s release
Rights groups wrote to the governments of 50 states urging them to publicly call for the release of Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, who faces up to 15 years’ imprisonment for comments he made on Twitter.
Nominations open for 2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
Beginning today, nominations for the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowship are open.
Facebook undermines media freedom by removing Vietnam War photo
Index on Censorship fully supports the action of Norway’s Aftenposten newspaper in refusing a request from Facebook to remove an iconic photo of the Vietnam War that features a naked child