The UK government should look to what is happening to free expression in Egypt and Turkey before broadening terrorist laws to include those who “spread hate”.
CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
UK Foreign Office issues statement on arrests
Freedom of expression charities have written to UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond urging the UK to speak out publicly in defence of freedom of expression following the arrest of two British journalists in Turkey under terror legislation.
5 countries using anti-terror legislation to muzzle journalists
The anti-terror charges against reporters for Vice News in Turkey are not isolated. In recent years, a number of countries have used broad anti-terror laws to restrict the freedom of the press.
Azerbaijan: Sport for Rights coalition condemns sentencing of journalist Khadija Ismayilova
The Sport for Rights coalition strongly condemns the sentencing of Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova to a staggering 7.5 years in jail.
Suffocating free expression: Azerbaijani journalist faces 7 years and 6 months in prison
Index on Censorship condemns the sentencing of Khadija Ismayilova
Journalism is not a crime – Turkey must release charged Vice journalists
Index on Censorship calls on Turkey to release two Vice journalists and a local colleague who have been formally charged with “working on behalf of a terrorist organisation”.
Croatia: Unsolved threats and assaults underscore rapid deterioration of media freedom
Index’s project Mapping Media Freedom has recorded an alarming increase in media freedom violations in Croatia.
Romania: Radio station dismisses veteran journalist
Vasile Luca, a veteran journalist working at Radio Cluj, a Romanian public radio station based in Cluj-Napoca, was fired in May 2015 as a result of a disciplinary committee hearing.
Dunja Mijatović: Online threats of killing, rape and violence everyday reality for too many female journalists
No job comes without sacrifices, but how many downgrading comments, criticism or even threats can one person take before it becomes too much?
27 Aug: Protest to support jailed Bahraini blogger and academic
Join us to mark the 160th day of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace’s hunger strike