Clik here to view.
Committee to Protect Journalists report gauges the press freedom crisis
Photo: Flickr user Secretary of Defense A threat to press freedom is an assault on our right to know. A new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists tries to capture the invisible impact of...
View ArticleHonduran journalists use sensationalised crime reporting as a safety measure
San Pedro Sula: Colon is prime farming and cattle territory in the Honduran Caribbean coast. Its geography extends across eight thousand plus kilometers through mountains, rivers and thick vegetation....
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Africa, journalists hamstrung by laws when reporting the news
In June 2013, police and protesters clashed at the offices of the Daily Monitor, Kampala. Picture Isaac Kasamani/Demotix In the age of technology with high-speed Internet access and smart phones, it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Draconian’ bill regulating protests fuels fear in Egypt
Al-Azhar University students run from tear gas fired by security forces during the anti-military protest outside the university campus, in Cairo, Egypt.(Photo: AHMED TARANH / Demotix) A controversial...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Roma in Greece: Headlines revert to ancient prejudice
The case of a little girl called Maria, allegedly abducted by a Roma couple on the outskirts of Farsala in central Greece, has filled local and world headlines with prejudice and racist stereotypes....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Egypt moves to lower expectations for new constitution
Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Helwan District raise his poster and their hands with four raised fingers, which has become a symbol of the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque. (Nameer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pakistan: Marchers aim to raise awareness of Baloch disappearances
Members of Baloch Shohada Committee lighten candles during a protest against Baloch genocide on the occasion of Youm-e-Shohada-e-Baloch. (ppiimages / Demotix) Farzana Majeed holds Pakistani media as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
French magazine raises specter of racism and press freedoms
French Minister of Justice, Christiane Taubira makes a speech about penal reform in the lecture hall of the Political Science University in Paris. (Photo: Davide Del Giudice / Demotix) An obscure 16...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Uganda: Journalists intimidated as political crisis grips Kampala
The government of longtime Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has been accused of intimidating journalists covering the impeachment of the lord mayor of Kampala, who is a member of an opposition...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Journalists caught in Bangladesh crossfire
(Photo illustration: Shutterstock) On 15 January, Asif Mohiuddin left his office in Uttara, an upmarket area of Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka. He was accosted by three unidentified men. They...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UN to vote on official day to end impunity
The UN has been urged to officially recognise the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists as the Third Committee, dedicated to dealing with human rights issues, will today be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UN makes 2 November International Day To End Impunity
The UN has officially recognised 2 November as the International Day to End Impunity for crimes against journalists. As reported by Index, a draft resolution calling for this was put to a vote on 26...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pakistan continues silencing dissent through selective web blocks
Urooj M, a former DJ on a Pakistani FM radio channel, also a film aficionado, was incredulous when she found the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had blocked the Internet Movie Database...
View ArticleUkraine: International outrage at violence against journalists
International organisations have expressed their grave concern at the violence carried out against journalists and media workers covering the on-going protests in Ukraine. According to the OSCE more...
View ArticleCanadian journalists face limits on free speech
Journalists in the Canadian state of Alberta could see their right to free speech stifled as new legislation, aimed at suppressing the illegal striking of union members, will impose heavy fines on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In post-Morsi Egypt journalists toe the military line or self censor
Egyptians gathered on the in Corniche near Qasr Nil Bridge in July 2013 to celebrate news of the announcement by the Egyptian Army Chief General el Sisi, that President Morsi had been removed from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Canada: Legislation limits free speech for journalists
(Image: Shutterstock) Canadian journalists will face fines for commenting on the striking action of trade unionists under new legislation passed in the state of Alberta. As reported by Index on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Radio prank expands Australia’s broadcasting authority remit
It began like many other radio pranks. On 4 December last year two hosts from 2DayFM in Australia called the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in London impersonating the Queen and Prince Charles....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Japan’s designated secrets bill – the sound of the jackboots
Saul Takahashi reports for Open Democracy (Photo illustration: Shutterstock) As if it ever needed repeating, the people of Japan were once again treated to a reminder of how secretive and arbitrary...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Time to step up: The EU and freedom of expression
As Ukraine experiences ongoing protests over lack of European integration, Index’ new report looks at the EU’s relationship with freedom of expression (Photo: Anatolii Stepanov / Demotix) Index on...
View Article
