The crime reporter was shot earlier this week and is the latest incident in increasing attacks on the media in the Netherlands
Attempted murder of Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries “a slippery slope of violence”
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Slovenia no longer a safe haven for the free press
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As Slovenia takes over the presidency of the council of the European Union, some are questioning the country's commitment to one of the bloc's key principles, that of the freedom of the press. A new report by...
UK whistleblower Jonathan Taylor finally freed from extradition torment almost one year on
Former in-house lawyer for oil firm SBM Offshore now allowed to return home
Belarus: Human rights organisations urge the UN Human Rights Council to maintain calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Andrei Aliaksandrau
Call comes as Council receives the report of the UN special rapporteur on the situation regarding human rights in the country
Index on Censorship announces shortlist for 2021 Freedom of Expression Awards
Imprisoned Egyptian human rights campaigner, Russian feminist performance artist, and persecuted Djiboutian journalists among the shortlisted candidates
Myanmar keeps it poets locked up despite prisoner release
Maung Yu Py, a well known name in Burmese poetry circles, remains in Myeik prison despite the release of 2,300 anti-coup protestors
Fourteen organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of journalist and human rights defender Andrei Aliaksandrau
Former Index on Censorship staff member faces up to 15 years in prison
Belarus: Journalist Andrei Aliaksandrau faces up to 15 years in prison
Former Index staff member faces charges of high treason
The free speech Euros: Group F
[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 Euros. Who comes out on top as the nation with the worst record on free speech? It’s simple, the...
World Whistleblowers Day: why we must be able to speak freely
On the launch of a new charity to help those who wish to speak out about wrongdoing