Index on Censorship statement on UK Prime Minister’s proposals for possible new laws to stop “intimidation” against politicians
New “intimidation” laws could prevent legal protests and limit speech
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CATEGORY: Campaigns
Turkey’s politically motivated trials: Targeting Academics for Peace
Since January 2016 the Academics for Peace case has become one of the symbols of the crackdown on democracy in Turkey.
USA: Climate for press freedom worsens in Missouri and surrounding states
Journalists tell international delegation of hostility, restricted access
The Believers Are But Brothers bucks the trend
Julia Farrington explores the development of The Believers Are But Brothers, a play exploring the radicalisation of young men and the legal limits of freedom of expression.
Free expression and anti-corruption groups call for justice for murdered Maltese journalist
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Around seven free expression and anti-corruption groups, and other supporters gathered in London today to remember investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia three months after her tragic murder in Malta,...
MEPs call on European Commission to protect investigative journalists and stand for media freedom
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MEPs David Casa (EPP), Ana Gomes (S&D), Monica Macovei (ECR), Maite Pagazaurtundúa (ALDE) Stelios Kouloglou (GUE) and Benedek Jávor (Greens) have joined forces to push for EU legislation that will address and...
Index on Censorship joins unprecedented press freedom mission to US
London, 15 January 2018 - A delegation of global press freedom groups will undertake an unprecedented mission to the United States, reflecting concerns about threats to journalists and heightened anti-press rhetoric. The mission will coincide with...
Expanding the space for the arts: Challenging the UK’s risk averse culture
The arts have an important role to express and process the diverse and often divergent opinion and experience that coexist in our society
Net neutrality decision has huge implications for free expression online
Internet users should be able to access the legal content they want – not have their choices dictated by the whim of major corporations
Index rejects UK committee’s recommendation to outsource censorship
Index on Censorship rejects many of the suggestions made in a report into intimidation of UK public officials by a committee tasked with examining standards in public life.
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship