Fifteen international organisations have written to Amal Clooney to urge she pressure the UK to act on Bahrain’s human rights abuses.
Groups urge Amal Clooney to pressure UK to act on Bahrain’s abuse of freedom of expression
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Blocking ruling “another reminder of just how far from being a democracy Turkey really is”
Index on Censorship strongly condemns a decision by a Turkish court to block the independent news outlet Bianet and over a hundred other sites, accounts and videos. The organisation calls for the order to be reversed.
Turkey: “Trial is in itself an act of intimidation”
Human rights and freedom of expression organisations have condemned a judicial ruling made by a Turkish court in the second hearing of the Gezi Park trial.
Ursula von der Leyen must ensure media freedom and protection of journalists are priority
Twenty press freedom organisations have written to the new president of the European Commission to urge that media freedom is made a top priority.
Turkish think-tank report escalates harassment of journalists
Index on Censorship, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 18 other human rights and freedom of expression organisations condemn a Turkish pro-government think-tank’s report that accuses leading international media of being biased against the government and singles out their correspondents for attack.
Governments must not “cherry pick” media outlets
Index on Censorship condemns the decision by the UK Foreign Office to deny accreditation to Russia’s RT and Sputnik news agencies to attend its media freedom conference.
Governments must uphold existing global commitments to protect media
States must uphold existing global commitments to protect media but also be willing to speak out publicly when others fail to protect journalists and journalism, Index on Censorship said on Tuesday.
Government’s online harms white paper risk damaging freedom of expression in the UK
The proposals in the online harms white paper risk damaging freedom of expression in the UK, and abroad if other countries follow the UK’s example, Index on Censorship said in its response to the government’s consultation.
Moldovan authorities need to act as the safety of journalists is threatened
In the last month, the number of cases of assaults against journalists in the Republic of Moldova has been staggering and follows a troubling trend of harassment in recent years
Duty of care does not translate well from the offline to online context
UK government must engage all stakeholders to map the way forward on online content regulations