Activist and blogger Raif Badawi was first arrested on 17 June 2012. Three years later he remains in prison on charges that are widely believed to...
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Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais receives six-month suspended sentence
Angolan investigative journalist and Index on Censorship award-winner Rafael Marques de Morais was handed down a six-month suspended sentence less than a week after celebrating an apparent dismissal of all charges
5 June: Rosewater film screening + Q&A with Maziar Bahari
This film screening, at Broadway Cinema, Nottingham, will be followed by a discussion exploring the threats to, and limits of, our right to freedom of expression
Rafael Marques de Morais: “They can lock me up, but they don’t get to silence me”
When you go up against the big guns of any state, you know they will throw everything at you. Investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais has learned this hard lesson in the last few days
Nabeel Rajab: Tyrannical regimes like Bahrain’s are buying the silence of democratic governments
Western politicians choose narrow economic interests over the human rights of millions of oppressed people, the jailed Bahraini human rights defender said in a speech delivered on his behalf to the 2015 Oslo Freedom Forum
6 June: Artistic censorship in repressive regimes
A panel discussion exploring different aspects of freedom of expression in repressive regimes
Index condemns decision to move for conviction of Rafael Marques de Morais
Index is appalled to learn that a decision to pursue charges against Index award winning investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais is moving forward despite apparent agreement between the parties.
Pre-vetting broadcast content? That’s what dictatorships do, not democracies
The idea that the government should have a role in assessing content before it is broadcast should set alarm bells ringing, writes Jodie Ginsberg
“Great news indeed”: Trial of Angolan investigative journalist ends
Charges against Angolan investigative journalist and Index award winner Rafael Marques de Morais have been dropped
26 May: Zanele Muholi in conversation with Bidisha
Writer, campaigner and broadcaster Bidisha joins South African photographer and human rights campaigner Zanele Muholi in London to discuss the power of art in activism and the importance of visibility and representation in combating prejudice and human rights abuse.