Articles by Index on Censorship
![People protest the government plan to expand controls over the public's use of the Internet in Istanbul, February 2014, Mehmet Burak Zülfikar/Demotix](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/turkey_internetgovernanceforum_demotix_27august2014.jpg)
Why two renowned Internet activists are boycotting the Internet Governance Forum in Turkey
This year’s Internet Governance Forum is taking place in Istanbul. But Yaman Akdeniz and Kerem Altiparmak are boycotting it. Here they explain why.
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Egypt’s nascent street art movement under pressure
A proposed draft law banning so-called “abusive graffiti art” — if passed — may likely restrict artistic expression and may spell the end of the graffiti tradition, even before it fully emerges.
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Killing of James Foley: Banning us from watching video of a criminal act is a step too far
We should not feed the flames of the propagandists by mindlessly sharing their videos, but nor should we make the mistake of assuming that global corporations, or indeed police forces, should decide who sees what, says Index on Censorship.
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On the firing of dissident theatre director Eva Wojciak in Poland
Ewa Wojciak, director of Poland’s Theatre of the Eighth Day, was fired by Poznan mayor Ryszard Grobelny on 28 July. His administration oversees culture and arts in the city, including Wojciak’s subversive and anti-establishment theatre group.
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Malaysia: The newspaper that can’t print “Allah”
An appeal for Catholic newspaper “The Herald” to be allowed to print the word Allah in its Malaysian-language edition has been turned down.
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Lyon Declaration: Global call to include access to information in UN development agenda
IFEX members and partners from around the world urge the UN to include access to information in the Agenda for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Bulgaria: Disputed sections of “bank censorship” proposal axed
Bulgarian journalists covering the financial beat can breathe freely as the most controversial parts of the so-called “bank censorship” amendment to the criminal code have been removed by the legal committee of the national assembly.
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Draw the Line: Do wars justify censorship?
In times of war, can censorship be justified in the name of keeping us safe? Or is national security simply an excuse used by governments to clamp down on their critics? Join the conversation.