The summer issue of Index magazine concentrated its efforts on the developing situation between Russia and Ukraine and consequential effects around...
Contents – The battle for Ukraine: Artists, journalists and dissidents respond
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CATEGORY: Poland
Democracies are losing their moral authority to intervene
When our leaders opt in and out of laws and norms they don’t like then repressive regimes thrive and their citizens are the ones that suffer
The free speech Euros: Group E
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In celebration of one of football’s biggest international tournaments, here is Index’s guide to the free speech...
Under cover of Covid, too many people have stopped paying attention
Authoritarian leaders are restricting freedom of expression while we battle the pandemic
Doing their masters’ bidding: Media smear campaigns in central and eastern Europe
Unpatriotic behaviour. Sedition. Being in the pay of shadowy external forces. Faking a neo-Nazi event. These are just a few of the charges that have recently been levelled against independent journalists by pro-government media outlets in several central and eastern European countries.
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
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...
Mapping Media Freedom: In review 22-28 July
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
Mapping Media Freedom: In review 16-23 June
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the European Union and neighbouring countries.
Illiberal democracy: Europe’s worrying trend on freedom and liberty
Free Word in partnership with Index on Censorship brought together three major cultural figures from Hungary, Poland and Turkey to compare their stories and ask: is Europe just a place, or a set of values that are rapidly unravelling?