Twenty-two international organisations have written an open letter on freedom of expression to the new secretary-general of the Council of Europe.
An editor at the Irish newspaper, the Sunday World, calls for renewed investigation into journalist’s murder.
Kioomars Marzban, a 27-year-old satirical writer from Iran, was sentenced to 23 years and 3 months in prison. He was found guilty on five separate charges, given a two-year travel ban, and a two-year ban on publishing or using social media.
Pakistan’s journalists have faced harassment and interference, pressure on media owners is common, and the government has taken to interrupting the distribution of news it dislikes.
A coalition of eight media freedom and journalists’ organisations are calling on Russian authorities to immediately stop the harassment of journalists who have been covering the recent protests in Moscow.
His absolute independence is what saved him in all the years that he stayed in Raqqa, even during the years that Isis was in charge
This report looks at 175 incidents that Index on Censorship’s Monitoring and Advocating for Media Freedom project classified as threats, limitations or violations of press freedom in Russia between 1 February 2019 and 30 April 2019.
In Turkey, the government uses national security and terror legislation to censor journalists. Arrests, detentions and trials of media workers are frequent.
This report looks at physical assaults that Index on Censorship’s Monitoring and Advocating for Media Freedom project classified as threats, limitations or violations of press freedom in Ukraine between 1 February 2019 and 30 June 2019.
Twenty press freedom organisations have written to the new president of the European Commission to urge that media freedom is made a top priority.
Media freedom is under threat worldwide. Journalists are threatened, jailed and even killed simply for doing their job.
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