The founder of the Amadnews channel, a critic of the Iranian government, has been executed for ‘spreading corruption on Earth’
Ruhollah Zam: 27 July 1978 – 12 December 2020
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UK online harms proposals could gravely impact free speech
Index has significant concerns about the UK government’s proposals for online harms and their unintended consequences on free speech
Assange hearing outcome could set an “alarming precedent” for free speech
The UK Assange hearing – which will decide whether there are grounds for Assange to stand trial in the USA – should reach a conclusion on 4 January. The verdict will have major ramifications for free speech and media freedom. We speak to Assange’s partner about it
Slapp lawsuit against Swedish magazine Realtid filed in London
Index and other press freedom organisations call for an end to litigation designed to silence valuable and necessary investigative journalism
Free expression needs to be at the heart of the Covid vaccine response
Today, as the first people in the UK receive the Covid-19 vaccine, we need more information and engagement with those with concerns
Let them know they are not forgotten
Join us in sending messages of support to six human rights activists and journalists around the world who are #JailedNotForgotten
Index launches report looking at the real-world effects of Slapps on journalists
As 60 organisations come together to ask the EU to develop legislation to stop vexatious lawsuits, we publish journalists’ accounts of being slapped with legal action
Slapped down: A report
Six journalists speak about the legal efforts to silence them over their reporting
Vidal-Hall on 14 years at Index exposing censorship happening under our nose
The former editor of Index discusses working with Noam Chomsky, 9/11 and interviewing Orban before his far right swing
Index launches interactive tool for journalists facing legal threats
The launch is part of the #StopSlapps campaign against the use of lawsuits to silence the media