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Tomorrow! Join Index, @humanrightshouse.bsky.social and IBAHRI for a conversation with #Russian and #Belarusian #humanrights defenders on the role of human rights promotion in European security strategies.

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Congratulations to Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon for winning parliamentary elections yesterday, through the tried-and-tested tactic of banning all opposition parties except for the token pro-regime stooges - seen here getting ahead of the rush and posting his letter to Santa.

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🇹🇼 Excited to join @rightscon.org this Feb in Taiwan: "China, Iran, and beyond: Graphic novels and political comics in an age of disruptive tech" Moderated by IndexCensorship, co-hosted by @doublethinklab.bsky.social With great political artists Shabnam Adiban and Pan Cooke

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Not long now to nominate a freedom of expression champion! Tell us who you think should win Index on Censorship's Freedom of Expression Awards 2025 in the fields of arts, campaigning and journalism around the world. Nominate here: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/01/nomi...

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📢SAVE THE DATE ! 🗓️ 5 March Launch of the Europe Press Freedom Report 🔸Offline in Brussels 🔸Online: link for registration will be available shortly More info ➡️ go.coe.int/TYndb #EuropeForFreeMedia

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Energy Transfer’s $300m trial against Greenpeace begins on Monday - a classic SLAPP suit by a major Trump donor which seeks to rewrite the Indigenous-led Standing Rock protests and could have a chilling effect on free speech By me & @rachelleingang.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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We're excited to be @rightscon.bsky.social this month talking about the role of graphic novels & comics in resistance movements around the world. The panel features some of today's most influential artists - @badiucao.bsky.social, Pan Cooke & Shabnam Adiban. Chaired by @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social

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We condemn reports that barristers at @doughtystreet.bsky.social, including @caoilfhionn.bsky.social, have been subjected to a “campaign of intimidation” for representing #HongKong activist #JimmyLai. A clear attempt to deter them—these tactics will not succeed: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Call for nominations! Have you nominated a freedom of expression champion for Index on Censorship’s 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards yet? Tell us about an individual or organisation who has inspired you! Deadline 7 March: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/01/nomi...

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Big shout to @artforhumanrights.bsky.social which features the Gao Brothers as their featured artist this month. The combination of art & human rights may be the energising, hopeful story you did not know that you need to hear today. @jessicanimhainin.bsky.social

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#Belarus: "It’s clear that Lukashenka’s attempts to legitimise himself have failed. We can call it a self-reappointment, a farce, a circus – but not an election," Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told us. Amid mass repression resistance this exists. www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/02/svia...

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A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.

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We’re hiring two reporters. If you’re interested, please apply by Wednesday 19 February. dublininquirer.com/2...

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Apple is using the European Convention on #HumanRights to push back against government spying orders, reports the @washingtonpost.com 👇 🔗 www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #PrivateLife #Privacy #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

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The speed of that oligarchic takeover of US government is incredible, and would guess most voters don’t know/don’t care.

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Why are UN officials censoring criticism of the Saudi government? www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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The wonderful founder of #Arts_for_Human_Rights, Bill Shipsey, reminded me to share this wonderful short film about the UDHR: m.youtube.com/watch?v=pEYp...

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"How does one defend democracy if the state’s very representatives are involved in systematically dismantling it?" A question a lot of folks are asking in many countries these days. This article looks at the steady creep to authoritarianism in #Slovakia. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Call for nominations! Each year, Index on Censorship awards individuals and organisations working in the field of art, campaigning and journalism a Freedom of Expression Award for their work. Tell us who you think should win the 2025 award ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/01/nomi...

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See you tonight! Make sure your arrive at 6pm the catch the full programme: 🗣️ Surprise guest speaker ✨ Rahima Mahmut & Shohret Nur ✨ Hanna Komar ✨ Sola Akingbola & the Eegun Rhapsodies 🎤 At The Jago, Dalston SEE YOU THERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unsung-her...

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The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition has criticised the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s decision to close the complaint made by our founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social against the UK firm that represented Yevgeny Prigozhin —without taking further action. Read about the case here: antislapp.uk/2025/01/28/s...

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“What wretched question have you prepared for me?” My surreal Q&A with Alexander Lukashenko. He claimed his opponents had “chosen” prison or exile (in reality the authorities had chosen to target them.) Plus, "Prison is for people who opened their mouths too wide" Thanks @lizashuvalova.bsky.social

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The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition strongly criticises the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s decision to close the complaint made by #Bellingcat founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social against Discreet Law—the firm that represented #YevgenyPrigozhin —without taking further action: antislapp.uk/2025/01/28/s...

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oh boy #deepseek

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Thinking of Andrei Aliaksandrau, who turns 47 years old today. He should be celebrating with his family & friends but instead he remains behind bars for his defence of human rights. "Happy" birthday to you, Andrei. #FreeAndrei

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Just a few days to go! Join us at The Jago this Wed for Unsung Heroes. With performances by award-winning percussionist Sola Akingbola, and the Eegun Rhapsodies, Uyghur musicians Rahima Mahmut & Shohret Nur and poet Hanna Komar. Plus a surprise speaker! Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unsung-her...

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We condemn the sentencing of Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, aka #Tataloo, to death on blasphemy charges in #Iran. Maghsoudloo lived in Istanbul until 2023 when he was handed over to Iran by Turkish authorities. We call for his immediate and unconditional release: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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On Sunday, #Belarus heads to the polls for Presidential elections widely expected to be rigged to extend President #Lukashenka's 30-year rule. Ahead of the vote, we share letters from political prisoners still behind bars for protesting the 2020 elections: www.indexoncensorship.org/campaigns/le...

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This remarkable story by @georgegreenwood.bsky.social reveals the obstructive and unethical behaviour of the Attorney General's Office in handling one of his FOI requests - a department which should set an example of high standards of integrity has seriously failed to do so

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We welcome news that Palestinian lawyer and human rights defender Diala Ayesh has been released! Ayesh spent almost a year in administrative detention in #Israel’s Damon Prison: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/01/inde...

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#Russia: We condemn news of the lawyers of #Navalny being sentenced to years in prison. After silencing Navalny, Russian authorities are now trying to silence all those who knew him. We urge everyone to come together & call for their immediate release: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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Useful update (pdf) on Aarhus Convention matters in the UK from Landmark Chambers d2nsgnsf036lw8.cloudfront.net/PDFs-documen...

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Today marks 4 years since our friend & former @indexoncensorship.org colleague, Andrei Aliaksandrau, was detained in #Belarus. Below is a poem he wrote from behind bars in 2021. We continue to call for his immediate & unconditional release: #FreeAndrei.

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Journalist, HRD, and former Index colleague Andrei Aliaksandrau remains imprisoned in #Belarus for participating in peaceful protest following the contested 2020 presidential elections. Watch as his friends and former colleagues come together to read his poem, #. #FreeAndrei: youtu.be/bnhEKh7fwUo

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Sunday marks 4 years since Andrei Aliaksandrau—journalist, HRD and former Index colleague—was detained in #Belarus and later sentenced to 14 years in prison. Andrei wrote this poem in July 2021 after being charged. Join us: call for his release, share his poem & #FreeAndrei. @ifex.org

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Since #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine, people have been writing letters to prisoners jailed for opposing the war. Sometimes, they respond with artwork. In our latest magazine, we are honoured to feature the work of 3 individuals currently imprisoned: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 1/4

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Scoop: I obtained a confidential presentation outlining how a major conservative think tanks plans to go after volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are "abusing their position" and promoting antisemitism forward.com/news/686797/...

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With rulings on Syrian asylum claims frozen, a couple wait and worry. The depiction of Syria post-revolution as somewhere safe that all the Syrians abroad can return to isn’t really accurate, says Mahmoud Alabed. dublininquirer.com/2...

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"No one should feel unsafe practising their faith – nor should they feel unsafe for mocking it." Read Index CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social’s reflection in the @the-independent.com on the 10th anniversary of the #CharlieHebdo attack & its troubling UK parallels: independent.co.uk/voices/charl...

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Since Trump’s win, Mark Zuckerberg has dined with him at Mar-a-Lago and Meta has donated $1m to his inauguration, installed a staunch Republican as global affairs chief, added a Trump ally and UFC exec to its board, and will now end fact-checking. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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Join us on Wed 29 Jan at The Jago in London to launch our latest mag, Unsung Heroes! With performances by award-winning percussionist Sola Akingbola and the Eegun Rhapsodies, Rahima Mahmut & Shohrat Nur and Hanna Komar. Register & get a free drink on the night: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unsung-her...

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Today marks 10 years since the devastating #CharlieHebdo attacks. To commemorate the anniversary, we republish a piece by #ElifSafak reflecting on our increasingly divisive world. 10 years on, her words seem more poignant than ever: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/01/elif... @charliehebdo.fr

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Ten years More scrapeworthy content on Patreon patreon.com/glenlelievre #CharlieHebdo

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Today is #MarfaRabkova's 30th birthday—another one spent behind bars in #Belarus, unjustly punished for her civic activism. We continue to demand her immediate and unconditional release. Revisit Index’s Human Rights Day campaign calling for her release: www.indexoncensorship.org/2024/12/huma...

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Cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social quits the Washington Post after a cartoon mocking Post-owner Jeff Bezos is refused. Cartoon for @trouw.nl: www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tje... #JeffBezos #WashingtonPost #StandWithAnn #pressfreedom

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Today, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal found that the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan Police unlawfully spied on investigative journalists #TrevorBirney and #BarryMcCaffrey. 1/2

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Our first issue with our new editor is out! There are some brilliant stories in here, and this might be my favourite cover to date.

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