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Russia must investigate violent attacks against Yulia Latynina
Index on Censorship calls on Russian authorities to swiftly investigate violent attacks on journalist Yulia Latynina, who was forced to flee the country.
Director of Azerbaijan’s last remaining independent media outlet arrested
The charges against Mehman Aliyev and Turan news agency are the nail in the coffin for press freedom in Azerbaijan
Jamie Bartlett: Encryption is for everyone, not just extremists
Terrorists are using encrypted messaging apps. Drug dealers are using the Tor browser. But don’t forget: so are activists and journalists
The revolution will be dramatised
David Aaronovitch argues in the summer 2017 issue of Index on Censorship magazine that historical drama can also be manipulative when it ignores details of the past
Turkey must release French journalist Loup Bureau
Index on Censorship urges Turkish authorities to immediately release French journalist Loup Bureau and drop all charges against him.
The academic freedom farce at the University of Cape Town
Professor David Benatar shares his point of view on the University of Cape Town’s academic freedom
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.
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.
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship