Index on Censorship

A new London exhibition called #withoutwords provides a platform to Syrian artists influenced by the conflict engulfing their country who don’t have a free and safe space to display their art in Syria.

Tunisian rapper Weld El 15 (real name Alaa Yaacoubi) walked free from Tunis’s Court of Appeal today after his jail sentence for “insulting” police was reduced from two years to a six month suspended sentence, Padraig Reidy writes.

As the European Commission opens a consultation on its planned freedom of expression guidelines, Index on Censorship sets out what it sees as the key principles that must underpin such guidelines.

In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for the IFEX General Meeting and Strategy Conference 2013, Index Director of Campaigns and Policy Marek Marczynski reports back on the manhandling of protesters outside the Royal Palace.

A policy report by Index on Censorship calls for the EU to take the lead in protecting digital freedom of expression and human rights both within and beyond the EU.

The G8 leaders meeting in Northern Ireland cannot hope to achieve their declared goals on transparency, corruption and human rights without a clear commitment to respecting freedom of expression at home.

Once labelled the “enemy of the internet” — Tunisia has made tremendous strides in the past two years towards opening up the internet. Still, the country continues to face challenges in its road to expanding freedom online.

A law banning “homosexual propaganda” passed entirely unopposed in Russia’s federal Duma yesterday. The law imposes fines for anyone providing information on homosexuality to minors.