“Green receipts” are a way for independent or freelance workers in Portugal to charge companies for their services on an occasional basis, but the system is often abused
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Turkish authorities must halt their repression of Kurdish culture and language
The undersigned international press freedom groups call on Turkish authorities to immediately release the 12 printworkers and staff arrested on 28 March at the premises and print works of the newspaper Özgürlükçü Demokrasi and the further 15 staff taken into custody after home raids on the morning of 29 March 2018
Motion lodged in Scottish Parliament based on Index’s media freedom research
Andy Wightman MSP lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament on 27 March on media freedom following Index on Censorship’s annual Mapping Media Freedom report
Journalism in Exile: Uzbekistan continues its bar on Hamid Ismailov
Hamid Ismailov is an Uzbek journalist and writer who was forced to flee Uzbekistan in 1992 due to what the state dubbed “unacceptable democratic tendencies”.
Turkey should immediately release Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay
Turkey should immediately implement the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and release the veteran journalists Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay without delay, a coalition of nongovernmental groups said,
Open letter to diplomats in Malta regarding the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder
Eight international freedom of expression organisations have signed an open letter urging diplomats in Malta to make their presence felt concerning the investigation of the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder. “Your engagement in this case is setting a standard and precedent for what is permissible in the European Union”.
Austria: Government’s altering of media landscape raises concern
Austria’s new populist government wants to shift the media landscape of the country
Sergey Smirnov: By banning Russian propaganda, the UK will help Putin in his campaign against press freedom
Why banning Russia Today will have consequences for press freedom in Russia.
Tackling hateful views means confronting them
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The UK government has barred a number of far-right speakers from entering the country in recent weeks. Index on...
Kurdish women journalists pioneering a new way of reporting
Kurdish women at Turkey’s only feminist news website, Jin News, and elsewhere are taking a new approach to journalism. This being Turkey, they haven’t escaped pressure: Many have been detained, put on trial or threatened.