Aimee Hamilton, Author at Index on Censorship

Event recap: Whose story is it anyway?

Index on Censorship partnered a lively event at Rich Mix, London on Tuesday 21 April, along with Counterpoints Arts and Platforma Arts & Refugees Network.

Join the Index on Censorship youth board

by Aimee Hamilton | 31 Mar 15

Index on Censorship is recruiting for its next Youth Advisory Board. The new board will hold the position for six months from June-November 2015,...

#IndexAwards2015: Journalism nominees

by Aimee Hamilton | 17 Feb 15

This week we will be showcasing our shortlisted nominees from the journalism category. This year's nominees include Lirio Abbate, an Italian...

Bahrain: Nine arrested for “misusing social media”

by Aimee Hamilton | 30 Jan 15

Nine people have been arrested in Bahrain for “misusing social media”, a charge which is punishable by a fine or up to two years in prison.

Daniel Bergner: 2005 award winner constantly reminded of threats to free expression

by Aimee Hamilton | 23 Dec 14

Daniel Bergner is an author and journalist who writes for New York Times Magazine; in 2005 he won an Index award for his book Soldiers of Light, which told the stories from inside war-torn Sierra Leone.

Turkey: “An attack on women journalists is an attack on freedom”

by Aimee Hamilton | 17 Dec 14

Turkish novelist and contributing editor for Index on Censorship magazine, Kaya Genç, gives a short interview about the intimidation of female journalists in Turkey, read his full report in the winter issue

Şanar Yurdatapan: “The censorship and oppression on culture and arts is still going on”

by Aimee Hamilton | 15 Dec 14

Winner of the 2002 Index award for Circumvention of Censorship, Şanar Yurdatapan talks to Index about artistic censorship

Free access to the Index on Censorship magazine app

by Aimee Hamilton | 11 Dec 14

In September, Index on Censorship magazine launched a social media campaign which invited its readers to nominate a place which was symbolic of...

Recap report: ArtFreedomWales free speech hearing

by Aimee Hamilton | 28 Nov 14

On 27 November Index on Censorship hosted a free speech hearing at the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff to ask the question: is Wales enjoying its right to artistic freedom of expression?