Index on Censorship

IFEX-TMG supports media strike in Tunisia on 17 October to protest media appointments and the failure to guarantee media freedom in the draft Constitution.

In his blog post for Index on Censorship, Padraig Reidy outlines how cycling organizers are still using the UK courts to silence critics.

The human rights situation in Azerbaijan has deteriorated significantly and the state of freedom of expression in the country is alarming, says a coalition of NGOs.

Sixty NGOs worldwide called for libel law reform as a defamation bill was reviewed in the UK House of Commons. Join over 60,000 and sign a petition calling for libel reform here.

While welcoming Tunisia’s acceptance of 110 of its 125 recommendations during a UN review last week, the IFEX-TMG calls on the country to implement them without delay and end the criminalisation of defamation.

Ensuring high standards of professionalism, including high ethical standards, while protecting freedom of the press is the challenge faced by the Leveson inquiry.

According to Index on Censorship, elections in Azerbaijan are not free or fair, journalists and activists are often threatened and access to information is limited.

Is there a new argument for censorship, Index on Censorship asks, as it considers the controversy over the film “The Innocence Of Muslims” and Google’s decision to remove it from YouTube Egypt and Libya.