Friday, 18 December 2020

Ruhollah Zam
27 July 1978 – 12 December 2020

Photos: Mohammad Ali Zam/MOJNews

On Saturday 12 December, the founder of the anti-Iranian government news channel Amadnews, Ruhollah Zam, was hanged in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. His crime was "spreading corruption on earth” - to most people it was just that he had the audacity to provoke the Iranian regime. Our CEO Ruth Smeeth has written an open letter to the UN secretary general calling on Iran to respect the UN Declaration on Human Rights, of which it is a signatory. She also talks in her weekly blog about why Index has held its first ever social media blackout.
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UK online harms proposals could gravely impact free speech

Photo: Dan Johnston/Pixabay

This week, the British government has finally responded to its own consultation on Online Harms. Our role at Index on Censorship is to defend free expression and free speech for all citizens wherever they live. This includes in the UK.

Index has significant concerns about the government’s proposals and their unintended consequences on our collective right to free speech. Read why here.

Assange hearing outcome could set an "alarming precedent" for free speech

People need to forget what they think they know about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and recognise that if he is extradited to the USA, it would set a worrying precedent for media freedom. We speak to his partner Stella Moris and Reporters Without Borders' Rebecca Vincent about why the USA is aiming to try him as a spy rather than as a journalist. Read our article here
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