Articles by Index on Censorship
Is Dawit Isaak alive?
That’s the question 33 NGOs are asking Eritrea this World Press Freedom Day, after the Cano prize-winning journalist remains unheard from since 2005.
It’s not just Trump
Yes, the new US President has shown much animosity towards critical media. But he is far from the only one in a country where journalists are increasingly becoming targets.
Hungary’s academic freedom and expression at risk due to changes to education law
IFEX members call on EU officials to condemn Hungary’s attack on the Central European University as a threat to academic freedom and free expression.
Investigate corruption allegations linking PACE and Azerbaijan
The allegations regarding improper conduct of PACE members are serious, credible and risk gravely undermining the credibility of the Assembly, as well as the Council of Europe as a whole. It is essential that these allegations are investigated thoroughly and impartially.
UAE: Free prominent rights defender Ahmed Mansoor held on speech-related charges
91 NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
CoE urged to include Belarus in platform monitoring journalists’ safety
Partners of the Council of Europe Platform for the Promotion of Journalism and the Protection of Journalists are deeply concerned by the aggravating current situation in Belarus regarding the mass detention of journalists.
Can Turkey remain afloat?
Journalist Amberin Zaman examines how Turkey got to Erdogan’s constitutional referendum, and the odds of the country staying afloat after the vote.
Wave of detentions must end, organisations stress in letter to Belarus president
48 organisations from 24 countries have condemned the continuing wave of detentions and harassment of peaceful protesters, journalists, human rights defenders, civil society activists, anarchists and opposition party members in Belarus.