As Romania heads into its election season, its television and radio regulator languishes. Zoltan Sipos reports on the trouble ahead
Romania: Audiovisual Council paralysed in middle of election campaign
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China: Chen Xiwo banned book published in English
Chen Xiwo, described as “one of China’s most outspoken voices on freedom of expression for writers” by Asia Sentinel, has spoken about how he challenged the Chinese government’s decision to censor his latest book ahead of its launch in English.
Painting over the Clacton Banksy? Does nobody understand satire any more?
All it seems to take is for one person to think that something’s ‘racist’ …
Index calls on UK to speak out against Bahraini human rights abuses after Rajab arrest
Index award winner Nabeel Rajab has been detained for seven days while being investigated for claims that he offended the Ministry of Interior over Twitter
Padraig Reidy: Our public conversation is in danger of becoming a public whinge
If arguments that counter our own prove more popular, it’s not because ours may need rethinking — no, it is because the world is biased against us
Will the future of journalism make us better informed?
When the subject of the future of journalism is discussed it often turns to whizzy gadgets but the debate about whether the public ends up being better informed happens less often, says editor Rachael Jolley as she introduces the latest Index on Censorship magazine
Shout Art Loud shortlisted for Amnesty Awards
The interactive documentary shows how graffiti artists, cartoonists, dancers and actors are fighting back against rising levels of violence and sexism on the streets of Cairo
Is press censorship in Serbia “worse than the 1990s”?
Six months after Aleksandar Vucic came to power, there are worrying signs that freedom of the media is deteriorating, Milana Knezevic writes
Hungary: Rapper and NGOs targeted by state crackdown
Hungarians working with “foreign intelligence” have been labelled “traitors” by the deputy prime minister. The comment follows a spate of cases of government censorship and intimidation over the past year. Aimee Hamilton reports
Open journalism: “The media landscape has changed irreversibly”
Index on Censorship reports back from the second Open Journalism expert panel, held in Vienna by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.