Forty years on from Nineteen Eighty-Four, a panel of freedom of expression experts has explored the relevance of the dystopian novel to now
Are we sleepwalking into Orwell’s nightmare?
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Francis Clarke
Francis Clarke
Francis Clarke is a writer and was the 2022-23 Tim Hetherington Fellow at Index on Censorship
Fined thousands for a joke
Malaysian Comedian Rizal Van Geysel tells Francis Clarke how jokes landed him with a court case which inspired his recent show
Message to Cameron: No more fish and chips with Xi please
David Cameron is now Foreign Secretary of the UK. Following criticism over his links to China, Index looks at what should be on his agenda
Punishment cells and limited legal recourse
The numbers of journalists and human rights defenders in jail in Belarus has heavily increased since 2020, while conditions inside have worsened
‘People are scared to come, but we want writers, journalists and artists to visit’
The Lviv BookForum curator on organising a festival during a war, the importance of countering Russian colonialism and remembering fallen friends
Vladimir Kara-Murza: ‘Putin has elevated his status’
As the Russian dissident turns 42 today in jail with a 25-year prison sentence ahead of him, it’s important the world knows his name
Contents – Express yourself: Overcoming neurodiversity stereotypes
Contents
Express yourself: Overcoming neurodiversity stereotypes
Volume 52.02 Summer 2023
Targeted activists vow “the voices of Hongkongers will never be eliminated”
After Hong Kong authorities issued arrest warrants for eight exiled pro-democracy activists, a panel including Christopher Mung and Finn Lau gathered to address transnational threats that some are calling a “Chinese fatwa”
“Wherever I take this exhibition, they follow me“
Chinese dissident artist Badiucao highlights how he is targeted overseas by Beijing in their bid to silence him
English voter ID laws: No surprise if “deliberate effort to erect barriers for minority voters”
The mandatory introduction of ID in recent English and Welsh elections disproportionately impacted minority and young voters at the ballot box. Was this intentional?
Afghan journalist speaks out on the UK’s “shameful silence”
An expert panel met last week to discuss the plight of Afghan women, journalists and refugees, and highlighted the urgent need for more pressure to be put on the UK government for action against current “shameful” inaction