2017 Freedom of Expression Award-winner Digital Activism award-winner Turkey Blocks continues to monitor internet freedom in Turkey.
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Cumhuriyet journalists: Imprisoned for changing editorial policy
Cumhuriyet journalists and executives face trial beginning Monday 24 July for abetting the failed 15 July 2016 coup against the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Media organisations ask Polish defence minister to drop complaint against journalist
Index on Censorship has joined international organisations to urge the Polish defence minister to drop complaint against journalist Tomasz Piatek
Reporting from Ukraine’s separatist areas is becoming more difficult
Journalists are facing increased difficulties and monitoring when reporting from two self-proclaimed republics in Ukraine’s separatist areas.
Abduction, torture and intimidation: Azerbaijan’s endless crackdown on independent journalism
Media outlets in Azerbaijan routinely deal with torture, assault, raids, imprisonment and endless intimidation, as verified reports submitted to Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project show.
Protesters at Turkish Embassy call for release of Idil Eser
Index on Censorship took part in a rally on 12 July at the Turkish Embassy in London to call for the release of the director of Amnesty International Turkey
Human rights organisations call on French president to pressure Azerbaijan
Index on Censorship joins with international organisations to urge France to pressure Azerbaijan on its approach to free expression
Mapping Media Freedom: Ukrainian journalists subjected to malicious cyber-attacks
Alongside the digitalisation of journalism comes the increasing danger of cyber-attacks on media workers, as recent attacks on Ukrainian journalists have shown
Index condemns arrest of Amnesty International Turkey director
Index condemns the arrest of Idil Eser, director of Amnesty International Turkey, and demands her immediate and unconditional release
Mapping Media Freedom: Press restrictions in Spain highlight need for improved policy
Within the last month, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom platform has recorded a number of restrictions on media access to events in Spain by police and politicians