Over a year on from its launch, the anti-immigrant PEGIDA movement isn’t just attacking refugees, but also assaulting and intimidating the German press
Germany’s far right waged a violent campaign against journalists in 2015
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Malaysia: Drop charges against Lena Hendry
Lena Hendry has been prosecuted for her involvement in a private screening of a documentary during a human rights event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2013
Azerbaijan: Suspension of sentences for Leyla and Arif Yunus is a welcome step, but justice still elusive
We — members of the Civic Solidarity Platform and the Sports For Rights Campaign — were relieved to learn that one of Azerbaijan’s most well-known
Italy: Lawyers accuse journalists of reporting secrets
For weeks, Rome has been transfixed by the spectacle of the “Capital Mafia” trial, which began on 5 November
Padraig Reidy: Insisting the heavyweight be silenced accomplishes nothing
Pity poor Tyson Fury. No, wait, don’t. He’s heavyweight champion of the world and doesn’t seem particularly bothered what you or I think
Banning Donald Trump won’t change hateful views
Index on Censorship opposes the proposal to ban Donald Trump from entering the UK.
Belarus’ counter-extremism laws used to restrict free expression
Volha Siakhovich outlines how Belarusian authorities are using anti-extremism legislation to silence journalists and human rights workers
“Fear peninsula”: How Russia closed down media freedom in Crimea
Mapping Media Freedom correspondent Tetiana Pechonchyk outlines the ways Russia has curtailed press freedom in Crimea
Azerbaijan: Anniversary of journalist’s arrest highlights unprecedented repression in 2015
Award-winning investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova was detained on 5 December 2014.
Japanese government cancels visit from UN free speech representative
The UN’s principal global monitor of freedom of expression, David Kaye, was due to visit Japan between 1 and 8 December