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Why is Nabeel Rajab a repeated target of the Bahraini authorities?
Nabeel Rajab, the Bahraini human rights activist and Index award winner, was due to stand trial on 2 August over comments he made on Twitter criticising government institutions. It has now been postponed until 5 September
Yavuz Baydar: Silence is the enemy of democracy
Ministers are empowered to close TV, radio, websites and, even, book publishers. Prosecutors are required to follow those orders. This means a total end of media freedom in Turkey.
Yavuz Baydar: Tough times ahead for Turkey
The arrests of dozens of journalists has added to the profound concerns for press freedom in Turkey, where emergency rule gives the authorities power to extend arrest periods up to 30 days.
Mapping Media Freedom: In review 22-28 July
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
Dunja Mijatović : Turkey must treat media freedom for what it really is – a test of democracy
Media freedom must be treated for what it really is: a strong test of democracy.
Yavuz Baydar: Erdogan is ruling Turkey by decree
As journalists are detained, Yavuz Baydar writes about the changes being rolled out by Turkey’s government
Yavuz Baydar: The largest clampdown in modern Turkey’s history
Journalist Yavuz Baydar writes of the continuing crackdown in Turkey.
Jodie Ginsberg: Bahrain needs to know that #opinionsarenotcrimes
An Index tweet from March is being used as evidence against Nabeel Rajab, a Bahraini human rights activist
Yavuz Baydar: Escalation in the clampdown on Turkey’s media and academia
It was at the early hours of Friday that a journalist sent a note to her colleagues. “We are told by the management that our publication is discontinued with immediate effect,” she said. “We are told to pack our belongings and leave the office. You...