Artists and writers joined Index in condemning Turkish government’s seizure of Zaman newspaper
Writers and artists condemn seizure of Zaman news group
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Turkish court orders seizure of Zaman news group
The seizure of Turkey’s biggest opposition newspaper is the latest move against press freedom in the country.
Index condemns seizure of Zaman
Index on Censorship condemns the seizure by Turkish courts of the newspaper Zaman, one of the country’s highest circulation newspapers.
UAE: Human rights organisations renew call for release of peaceful activists
On the third anniversary of the start of the mass trial of 94 individuals, including government critics and advocates of reform, 10 human rights organisations appeal to the government of the United Arab Emirates to release immediately and unconditionally all those imprisoned
Mapping Media Freedom: Week in focus
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media
Smockey: “Not everyone is lucky enough to have a microphone in front of them”
Searching for “dissident artists” online, you’d be forgiven for thinking they are a purely Chinese or Russian phenomenon. But for every Ai Weiwei
Serge Bambara named first Music in Exile fellow
Index on Censorship and They Will Have To Kill Us First name the Burkinabe musician and producer Smockey as the inaugural Music in Exile Fellowship
Turkey: War on journalists rages on
The ongoing deterioration in Turkey’s press freedom has been well documented by Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project since its launch
The Netherlands: Journalists barred from public asylum debates
Mapping Media Freedom correspondent Mitra Nazar explores the trend toward barring journalists from public debates about housing asylum seekers
Poland: Challenging official history of the Holocaust could see you branded a “traitor”
In Poland today, history and discussion appears to be an inconvenience for the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, which is introducing legislation to punish the use of the term “Polish death camps”.