Index on Censorship

Abdulemam’s two years in hiding began shortly after the start of Bahrain’s political unrest in February 2011. He was sentenced in absentia to fifteen years in prison on charges of attempting to overthrow the monarchy. He has now been granted asylum in the United Kingdom.

In Egypt, conquering the culture of self-censorship around sexual harassment has been a battle for artists and activists alike.

Violent attacks by far were the biggest deterrent to political campaigning in the Pakistani election, while hindrance to freedom of expression began as early as the election process itself.

IFEX members called on Philippines authorities to reprimand a local police chief who arrested a radio broadcaster without a warrant after he talked about police incompetence on the air.

A consortium of NGOs and individuals has called on the Pakistan Telecommunication Company to investigate the existence of a FinFisher surveillance tool on its network and publicly disclose its findings.

The president of Yemen says journalist Abdul-Elah Haidar Shaye should be released from jail. Will Barack Obama stand between the reporter and freedom?

Moroccan atheist Imad Eddin Habib is now on the run, after police began searching for him last week.

Twenty-seven years after the worst nuclear power accident in history, Aliaksandr Zianchuk argues that propaganda dissuades Belarusians from thinking critically about Chernobyl’s lasting impacts on health and the environment.