Volume 53.04 Winter 2024
Unsung heroes: How musicians are raising their voices against oppression
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Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship
Contents – Unsung heroes: How musicians are raising their voices against oppression
Contents
Decolonisation in name only: Sedition and free expression in India
As Mohammed Zubair’s case shows, the “world’s largest democracy” is still holding on to outdated and repressive laws that class journalism as a threat
Media regulator fails to properly protect freedom of expression in online safety draft guidance
Index on Censorship criticises Ofcom’s inadequate ‘passing references’ to users’ privacy rights and warns of legal battles if draft guidance on encryption is not updated
Human Rights Day 2024: A tribute to human rights defenders
Index on Censorship spotlights four people standing up for human rights around the world
Human rights organisations condemn criminal complaint lodged against award-winning journalist Mohammed Zubair
Index on Censorship and other organisations highlight the continued use of sedition to target independent reporting and public interest speech
Index launches year-end banned books competition
Solve fiendish cryptic clues from the mind of author Marc Nash to identify the book titles and win one of five 12-month magazine subscriptions
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released from prison
Joint statement by the International Counsel Team at Doughty Street Chambers, Index on Censorship and Human Rights Foundation
Index on Censorship announces 2024 Freedom of Expression award winners
Campaigners, artists and journalists from Iran, Palestine, Russia and Uganda are named in awards ceremony in London this week
Index on Censorship announces 2024 Freedom of Expression award shortlist
At a time of growing conflict, threats and censorship, the shortlist for this year’s Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression award highlights the courageous work carried out by individuals and organisations around the world to defend free expression, the right to know and oppose censorship
Press freedom and journalist safety in peril, rising polarisation and a climate of fear – findings of the press freedom mission to Georgia
After a fact-finding mission to Georgia on the state of free expression, a consortium of organisations, including Index on Censorship, present their findings.
Platform on Safety of Journalists demand reform in Ireland following anti-SLAPP conference
Partners of the Platform call on Irish authorities to continue to prioritise media freedom and better protect journalists.