[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Although not exposed to the perils that press freedom encounters in places such as Turkey or Hungary, experts in...
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Azerbaijan: Regime targets musician through his family
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Azerbaijani rapper Jamal Ali's family were summoned to questioning by the Baku State police. They have since been...
Charlie Hebdo: Two years on
On 7 January 2015, two gunmen entered the offices of Charlie Hebdo and murdered 12 people, including most of the senior editorial staff. The attack was in reprisal for the satirical magazine’s publishing cartoons of the prophet Mohammed.
Poland’s new laws on surveillance have “enormous implications for media freedom”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) has had a lot to celebrate in recent months. Just three days after...
Turkey: Linguist finds himself locked up for free speech
Linguist and newspaper columnist, Sevan Nişanyan has found himself being locked up for 16 years after being subjected to a torrent of lawsuits relating to a mathematics village he was building
The Netherlands: Journalists face threats in heated Black Pete racism debate
Journalists and columnists in The Netherlands are dealing with threats when writing about the controversial black-faced children’s character Black Pete.
Turkey is a country of blood-sucking spirits
A poem by Meltem Arikan on the current state of Turkey: The piece of land surrounded by water on three sides is turning into a country where blood-sucking spirits conquer people’s bodies
Mapping Media Freedom: Recent roundup
Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the Europe. Here are five recent reports that give us cause for concern.
Azerbaijan must stop crackdown on freedom of expression
The government of Azerbaijan is carrying out a multi-pronged attack on freedom of expression.
Ece Temelkuran: “Make Turkey so-so again!”
The women around me are more alert to the Turkey’s situation than the men are. The comfortable male universe is full of denial.