Articles by Index on Censorship
Authorities urged to investigate attacks on journalists, human rights defenders in Burundi
The undersigned organizations denounce the continued attacks on and threats to journalists, media workers and human rights defenders, most recently the incidents in which human rights defender Pierre Claver Mbonimpa survived an attempt on his life, while journalist Esdras Ndikumana was the victim of a brutal attack by police and intelligence officials.
As Singapore turns 50, is it on the cusp of becoming different?
In four recent cases Singaporeans have tested the limits of freedoms they can take for granted. A video, a film, a blog and a graphic novel have pushed at the boundaries of what can be said, and the government realises that it cannot simply ban these anymore.
Leyla Yunus: One year of unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan
One year ago, on July 30, 2014, human rights defender Leyla Yunus was arrested and charged with treason, fraud, forgery, tax evasion, and illegal entrepreneurship. Her arrest marked the start of a period of unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan.
“He is denied his right to an identity”: Why a Moroccan satirist is on hunger strike
Outside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland, Ali Lmrabet is in his 28th day of hunger strike. The journalist and satirist is protesting what he sees as the latest bid from his country Morocco to stop him from doing his job.
Perpetrators still at large, two years after murder of Russian journalist
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev was shot dead on 9 July 2013 as he left for work in Makhachkala, Dagestan. He had actively reported on human rights violations against Muslims by the police and Russian army.
An open letter calling for justice for slain journalist Ibrahim Foday
Four years after Sierra Leone Journalist Ibrahim Foday’s death, members of IFEX join the Media Foundation for West Africa in calling for more rapid progress.
Activists banned from entering Azerbaijan on the eve of European Games
Representatives of Amnesty International and Platform have been highly critical of President Ilham Aliyev’s government, and its continuing targeting, jailing and prosecution of activists and journalists.
Public prosecutor proceeds with conviction against author of blood diamonds exposé
On 21 May 2015, a court in Angola indicated that libel charges against Rafael Marques de Morais – the author of Blood Diamonds: Torture and Corruption in Angola – would be dropped, but on 25 May 2015, the public prosecutor said he would proceed with a conviction.