Index on Censorship

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 22, 2016., REUTERS/Chris Watte

Canada must prioritise free expression rights in relationship with China

IFEX members call on Prime Minister Trudeau to put human rights, especially free expression and press freedom, at the heart of the Canada-China relationship.

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Why is Taraf trial so significant for Turkey?

Trial of journalists from defunct publication could be a litmus test for free expression in post-coup Turkey.

Police officers patrol streets after recent mass protests in the town of Ismailli, 200 km northwest of Baku, 25 January 2013, REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvil

Renewed crackdown ahead of referendum

Less than six weeks away from a constitutional referendum, Azerbaijan unleashes a new wave of repression.

Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines., Wikimedia

New cybercrime law is fundamentally flawed

IFEX members protest the impact on free expression of the overly broad bill, adopted on 12 August.

Bahrain must end reprisals and harassment of human rights defender Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman

IFEX members call on the Government of Bahrain to stop the and judicial harassment and reprisals against Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman.

Compassionate release called for in case of Bangladeshi journalist Shafik Rehman

Civil society groups have written an open letter urging medical discharge from prison for distinguished Bangladeshi journalist Shafik Rehman .

A women delivers a speech at the "Anything to Say?" statue in Berlin, Germany. The statue shows whistleblowers Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange and Edward Snowden., AP Photo/Michael Sohn

The price U.S. whistleblowers pay for revealing secrets

Although the USA is considered to have relatively generous freedoms of speech, many whistleblowers are not afforded protection and are subjected to lengthy prison terms after disclosing classified information to the public.

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NGOs to Bahrain: Rights of Nazeeha Saeed and all journalists to report must be respected

On Sunday 17 July 2016 award-winning journalist Nazeeha Saeed was charged by Bahraini Public Prosecution for reporting to foreign media outlets without a license.