‘All teaching of global warming being caused by carbon dioxide emissions must be banned’, education spokesman tells Index on Censorship
UKIP pledges to ban climate change lessons in schools
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
The EU and free expression: Human rights dialogues
To promote freedom of expression and other human rights, the EU has 30 ongoing human rights dialogues with supranational bodies, but also large economic powers such as China.
David Satter: US journalist expelled by Russia speaks to Index on Censorship
Radio Liberty adviser describes “Kafkaesque” intrigues behind his exclusion from Russia. Padraig Reidy reports
Hollande’s affair is a break with French tradition
What happened last Friday was unprecedented. Four days before the third major press conference of François Hollande’s presidency, the French version of celebrity magazine Closer alleged that the president was having an affair. Valeria Costa-Kostritsky reports
The EU and freedom of expression in its southern neighbourhood
In response to the Arab Spring, the EU shifted the focus of its neighbourhood policy from economic development towards human rights.
The EU and freedom of expression in the world
Collectively, the European Union of 28 member states has an important role to play in the promotion of freedom of expression in the world.
EU lacks a coherent strategy on free expression in digital sphere
The EU has made a number of positive contributions to digital freedom, but it must do more.
Bialiatski’s book banned in Belarus
The book by the political prisoner could “damage the image” of the country according to authorities. Andrei Aliaksandrau reports
Jailed for being ‘annoying’: It could happen in Britain if ministers get their way
The British government’s plans to jail people the courts judge to be persistently ‘annoying’ has been defeated in the Lords – but remains a serious threat to freedom of speech in the UK, Alex Stevenson writes
EU and free expression: Threats against the media and journalists
The main threats to media freedom and the work of journalists are from political pressure or pressure exerted by the police, to non-legal means, such as violence and impunity.