BBC's Persian TV service has faced further intimidation in Iran. It has been reported that relatives of BBC staff in London have been detained and...
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“The internet is freedom”: Index speaks to Tunisian Internet Agency chief
The Tunisian Internet Agency was the Ben Ali regime’s instrument for censoring the web. Now, as it attempts to break ties with the past,
Afef Abrougui talks to its CEO about the online challenges facing Tunisia
“The internet is freedom”: Index speaks to Tunisian Internet Agency chief
The regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was an enemy to internet freedom. Significant resources were spent on censorship of the web. The Tunisian...
Egypt: Comic sentenced in “insulting Islam” case
Comic actor Adel Imam has been sentenced to three months in jail for "insulting Islam" after a case was brought against him by Islamist...
Canadian citizen tortured in prison rearrested by Bahrain authorities
Canadian Naser Al Raas was arrested and detained today after he attended a court due to hear his appeal against his five-year prison sentence. The...
Bahrain’s Information Affairs Authority responds to Index
Last week, Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority wrote to Index, to address our criticisms of media censorship in Bahrain. Let's go through their...
Released Maikel Nabil continues to speak out against military rule
Shahira Amin speaks to Egypt’s iconic blogger, who was released from jail last week
Released Maikel Nabil continues to speak out against military rule
Ten months in a tiny prison cell with padded walls and flickering lights have done little to alter 26 year-old Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil's views...
Bahrain bars human rights groups as unrest escalates
When Index on Censorship visited Bahrain on a fact finding mission late last year, officials repeatedly pledged to maintain a transparent...
Why I returned to Tahrir Square
My name is Ihsaan Azab. I'm 20 years old, and I was born in America. I lived half my life there and the other half in Egypt. I grew up in free...