Index on Censorship

Index on Censorship urges that proposed legislation that would restrict artistic freedom be discarded.

7 IFEX members are among 17 organisations urging Formula One to uphold its commitment to human rights by calling on Bahraini authorities to free Najah Yusuf, an activist imprisoned for expressing her opposition to F1 races being held in Bahrain.

Kidnapped in Georgia in 2017 and transported back to Azerbaijan, Mukhtarli was convicted on dubious charges and sentenced to six years in prison.

Human rights groups call for Mehman Huseynov to be transferred to a civilian hospital, for the new charges against him to be dropped and for him to be released from jail.

Nine international freedom of expression, press freedom, and professional journalists’ organisations condemn the lack of progress in the case of the investigative journalist.

NGOs are drawing attention to the appalling conditions faced by female human rights defenders in Bahrain’s Isa Town Prison for Women.

The new board of Turkey’s oldest independent daily includes people who testified against Cumhuriyet journalists at their recent trial; there’s also been a shift in editorial policy.

The public inquiry must be completely independent of the Maltese police, government and politicians, and it should be conducted by a panel of respected international judges with no political or government links.