The UK High Court has ruled that file-sharing website The Pirate Bay must be blocked by internet service providers. The Swedish site, which...
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Azerbaijan: Journalist Zaur Guliyev claims he was tortured in prison
An Azerbaijani journalist held in pre-trial detention since March claims he has been tortured. Zaur Guliyev, editor-in-chief of Xayal TV, was...
Siberia: Lawmakers pass anti-gay propaganda bill
Legislation banning promotion of "gay propaganda" has passed its first reading in Siberia. The bill, which prohibits the promotion of homosexual,...
Putin critic Shevchuk concerts cancelled in Siberia
DDT, one of Russia's biggest rock bands, have had several concerts in Siberian cites cancelled according to frontman Yuri Shevchuk. He has said that...
Azerbaijan: Journalists under attack
Last week Azerbaijani journalist and Index award-winner Idrak Abbasov was brutally assaulted. As the international media apply for Azerbaijani visas to cover the Eurovision Song Contest, local journalists continue to face intimidation. Celia Davies reports
Azerbaijan: Index calls on President to investigate brutal attack on journalist
ADVOCACY LETTER Dear President Aliyev, Re: The brutal attack on Idrak Abbasov and assault of four other journalists on 18 April 2012 The Azerbaijani...
How can we guarantee free speech online?
Video: Earlier today Bill Echikson (Google), Simon Milner (Facebook), and Felix Treguer (La Quadrature du Net) debated the reality and the responsibilities of protecting free expression online. Watch the replay here
Who supports free expression at the Council of Europe?
Exclusive Index analysis: Despite its influence, voting records at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly are rarely scrutinised.
Index on Censorship examines voting patterns to show who protects free expression and who hinders it
PAST EVENT: 11 June: Focus on Azerbaijan – Silenced Voices
11 June: Focus on Azerbaijan – Silenced Voices
Armenian author facing jail for army criticism in fiction
As Armenia prepares to celebrate its status as UNESCO World Book Capital, one young author has found himself in hot water after a penning a literary...