The unsolved killings of 17 journalists has had a chilling effect on the work of Russia’s press, writes Nina Ognianova
Russia: getting away with murder
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CATEGORY: Comment
Godot to the rescue
Samuel Beckett wrote a play for Václav Havel when he was in jail. On being freed, Havel returned the favour. It was the making of a great dramatic double-act, reprised this week by Index on Censorship. Jo Glanville reports
Chechnya’s rebuilding masks a new wave of repression
The killing of Natalia Estemirova is a sign of the republic’s drift into lawlessness and violence under President Kadyrov, writes Lucy Ash
The end of libel tourism?
Libel tourist Sheikh Khalid bin Mahfouz has left an unexpected legacy, says Rachel Ehrenfeld. US reporters will soon be free from the threat of English libel laws
Afghanistan: freelancer pays dearly
Afghan freelance journalist Sultan Munadi was killed in the British military rescue of New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell. Index on Censorship spoke about growing risks to local freelancers with Tina Carr of the Rory Peck Trust, a charity that helps freelance journalists and their families in times of crisis
Don’t risk real freedom for short-term material gain
Our civil liberties are in jeopardy and we are to blame. We have reduced democracy to the right to make and spend money, writes
John Kampfner
Tissa sentence: the message to journalists is loud and clear
Lal Wickrematunge says the 20-year sentence handed to JS Tissainayagam is a warning to the Sri Lanka’s already embattled media
Out of sight
The murder of Natalia Estimerova was a stark reminder of the dangers human rights workers in Chechnya face when trying to draw attention to the region, writes Memorial’s Dokka Itslaev
India: equal opportunities censorship
A renowned play has fallen victim to India’s desire to prevent disparate groups from offending each other, writes Salil Tripathi
Lay preaching
The reignition of the burka controversy in France reflects the political class’s fears for the state’s treasured “laïcité”, writes Agnès Poirier