Index and other organisations ask UN Special Rapporteurs to intervene on proposed UK legislation

Index and other organisations ask UN Special Rapporteurs to intervene on proposed UK legislation
China’s attempts to woo foreign journalists and bloggers in bid to control conversation
As we continue to mark the ongoing detention of University of Leeds PhD student Salma al-Shehab, we look at what could have been discussed at this morning’s meeting
The Gomorrah author heads to court tomorrow in a case that illuminates the precarious state of media freedom in Italy
Football fans turned out in large numbers during the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul. They’ve paid the price since
China’s leader is football mad and he has put the sport at the forefront of many initiatives. When it comes to the nation’s freedoms that’s been a mixed blessing
Index joins other organistions in writing to the Home Secretary to say the arrest of journalists threatens press freedom in the UK
A London reporter describes the day he ended up in jail simply for doing his job
Do sports stars have a duty to be politically active? A leading philosopher argues that the responsibility lies elsewhere
Imagine a country where the authorities target investigative journalists as spies, and outlaw news and campaigning organisations that receive foreign funding. At Index on Censorship, we have been writing about such countries since the darkest days...