The Global Voice of Free Expression
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Index on Censorship campaigns for and defends free expression, promotes debate, and monitors threats to free speech worldwide. FIND OUT MORE HERE. 9. Index relies entirely on the support of donors and readers to do its work. Help us keep amplifying censored voices today.
Mimi Mefo: The voiceless in my country need me and I have to …
WEBWinner of the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Journalism Award, the Berlin-based Cameroonian journalist Mimi Mefo was one of less than a handful of reporters working without fear or favour in Cameroon’s climate of repression and self-censorship.An award-winning broadcast journalist at private media house Equinoxe TV and Radio, Mefo was arrested in November 2018 after she ...
WEBSep 23, 2013 · s over freedom of expression online.India is the world’s largest democracy and protects free speech in its laws and constitution.1 Yet, freedom of expression in the online sphere is increasingly being restricted in India for a number of reasons– including defamation, the maintenance of national security and communal harmony, which are ...
Why is access to freedom of expression important?
WEBFull access to freedom of expression is difficult to achieve in the absence of universal education and literacy. Around the world, illiteracy and inadequate (or non-existent) education hits the poorest hardest – both because education is often private, and because in poor countries where it is provided by the state, the standard of education ...
Who is 2022's Tyrant of the Year? - Index on Censorship
WEBThe 2021 winner, way ahead of a crowded field, was Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, followed by China’s Xi Jinping and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad . The polls are now open for the title of 2022 Tyrant of the Year and we are focusing on 12 leaders from around the globe who have done more during the past 12 months than other despots to win ...
Online Safety Bill will “significantly curtail freedom of expression”
WEBThe QC’s opinion explains and analyses the broad implications of the Government’s new online safety regime against current freedom of expression laws and found that the Bill will significantly curtail freedom of expression in a way that has profound consequences for the British media and journalism, courts and the UK’s digital economy.
50 years of Index - Index on Censorship
WEBOur magazine, Index on Censorship, was to be the charity’s main output, providing a platform for dissidents to tell their stories, for our correspondents to shine a spotlight on repressive regimes and to establish a global vehicle, campaigning for the right to free expression for writers, scholars and artists.
Free speech & the law: Public Order - Index on Censorship
WEBJan 20, 2020 · The police also retain a common law power to arrest an individual for “breach of the peace”. The Public Order Act also includes special provision on offences intended to stir up religious and racial hatred and hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation. Please see our separate guidelines: “UK laws relating to ‘hate speech’” for ...
Interpol must clarify its involvement in the arrest warrant issued ...
WEB[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Clare Rewcastle Brown fears she will be arrested when she arrives in Spain later this week; Charities have written to INTERPOL today seeking clarification over whether a Red Notice has been issued for her arrest
Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
WEBThe Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards celebrate the courage and creativity of some of the world’s greatest journalists, artists, campaigners and digital activists since 2000.