#FreedomOfExpression : 'There has never been more for us to scream about. The atrocity deniers are everywhere: suggesting that outrages committed by Iran, Russia, Belarus, China are mere Western propaganda.'

Martin Bright on deniers & the need for truth.

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Don't forget to join us tonight for our magazine launch.

You can join us online to hear John Heathershaw, Simon Cheng, Jemimah Steinfeld & Hanna Komar discuss how authoritarian governments silence critics abroad.

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Join Index on Censorship for our Spring Magazine launch event at University of Exeter, featuring Simon Cheng.

His first-hand experiences shed light on the silencing of dissent. Secure your attendance:

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Meet the voices shaping the conversation on transnational repression!

Join us tomorrow, May 2, at the @UniOfExeter's Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies for an enlightening discussion featuring John Heathershaw & Hanna Komar.

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#Iran : 16-year-old Nika Shakarami vanished after protesting for her freedom. Horrific new secret files show #Iran security forces molested & killed her.

Freedom from this violence and oppression is what توماج صالحی🌋 is fighting for. #FreeToomaj

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#SaudiArabia : Women who speak up for their rights continue to be punished in the country.

In the latest example the The Guardian reports Manahel al-Otaibi has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for advocating for women's rights.

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#Azerbaijan : The crackdown against civil society continues after Anar Mammadli detention.

Index on Censorship has joined Human Rights House Foundation in calling for the persecution of independent voices in Azerbaijan to stop & for all political prisoners to be released.
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#USA : The increasing deployment of police across campuses is of huge concern. We're hearing many reports of police overreach and of peaceful protesters being targeted. Students have a right to protest.

We're delighted to share that our magazine launch will now be streamed online.

Click the link below to watch experts John Heathershaw, Simon Cheng, Jemimah Steinfeld & Hanna Komar discuss how authoritarian governments silence critics abroad.

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🚨📰🧵 Today, we wrote to the Foreign Sec urging 3 steps to help #FreeGubad Ibadoghlu, a UK resident, anti-corruption campaigner & political prisoner facing trial in Azerbaijan.

He also faces grave medical concerns.

Our op-ed in the Daily Express:

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Join us for the Index on Censorship Spring Magazine launch event at University of Exeter, featuring Hanna Komar.

Her expertise sheds light on how authoritarians silence critics overseas. Secure your spot:

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#Azerbaijan : The arrest of Anar Mammadli, head of the independent Center for Election Monitoring and Study of Democracy, is deeply concerning.

His case is just one of several we have recently heard about that raise alarm bells about free expression in this central Asian state.

#FreeToomaj : Protests occurred in London over the weekend calling for the immediate release of توماج صالحی🌋.

Read more about these acts of unity on Sky News:

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Don't forget you can still access Index's Spring Magazine for a limit time for free.

You can read William Yang's interview with those fighting to preserve #Uyghur language through children’s books.

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Join Index on 2 May at @UniofExter to hear John Heathershaw (Prof. of International Relations at Exeter), Simon Cheng (a Hong Kong exiled pro-democracy activist) & Belarusian poet Hanna Komar discuss how authoritarian governments silence critics abroad.

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#FreeToomaj : After the murder of Mahsa Amini توماج صالحی🌋 used his voice for the voiceless.

His subsequent imprisonment, torture & sentencing to the death penalty is an afront to humanity.

#Iran must #FreeToomaj Salehi now.

#FreeToomaj : Index on Censorship's Nik Williams spoke to BBC Radio Scotland on why توماج صالحی🌋's sentencing to death is emblematic of the wider crack-down by #Iran on protesters.

Index are lodging an appeal with UN experts calling for his release.

Free access to our Spring Magazine continues for a limited time.

Read Oleksandra Matviichuk's interview with Mark Frary about her #HumanRights activism, #Ukraine & what the outside world can do to help those fighting #Russian aggression.
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#Turkey : Index on Censorship is deeply concerned by the arrest of three journalists from the Mezopotamya Agency, Esra Solin Dal, Mehmet Aslan and Erdoğan Alayumat in Turkey.

#FreedomOfExpression once again is under attack in Erdoğan's Turkey.

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The demonstration last night in #Tbilisi was probably the largest I have ever personally observed in #Georgia . The sea of people had no beginning and no end. The public were protesting against the Russian-style foreign agent law proposal and demanding its withdrawal. 1/4