On 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie, the author of the book The Satanic Verses, was attacked as he prepared to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, an arts and education centre in New York state.
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Index supports The Shift News in freedom of information battle with the government of Malta
The media outlet had requested details of dealings between government entities and Media Today co-owner Saviour Balzan
Index on Censorship files media freedom alert after Sinn Féin MLA legal action
Index on Censorship is concerned at the lawsuits that have been filed against journalist Malachi O’Doherty and columnist Ruth Dudley Edwards. Both...
Co-chairs of UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcome Government’s action on SLAPPs
Dominic Raab to announce legislative measures that includes recommendations from coalition co-led by Index on Censorship
Joint statement on the introduction of charges for media coverage of party conferences
Political parties introduce charges for journalists’ access to conferences. Alliance of media and free speech organisations warns any charges will restrict open democracy
We stand with Rappler as they are ordered to shutdown
Dear readers and viewers, We thought this day would never come, even as we were warned in the first of week of December last year that...
Bill of Rights will seriously undermine freedom of expression in the UK
Index joins other organisations in calling for the UK Government to abandon proposals that would weaken or replace the Human Rights Act
Contents – The battle for Ukraine: Artists, journalists and dissidents respond
The summer issue of Index magazine concentrated its efforts on the developing situation between Russia and Ukraine and consequential effects around...
The battle for Ukraine: Artists, journalists and dissidents respond
Volume 51.02 Summer 2022
Russia now: Censorship. Misinformation. War. What’s Next?
Join Index on Censorship and Pushkin House for a night discussing freedom of expression in Russia as part of the launch of the latest issue of Index...
Index expresses concern over Julian Assange extradition
Home Secretary Priti Patel’s decision will have a chilling effect on journalism and put the Wikileaks founder at risk
Cineworld’s cancellation of Lady of Heaven screenings: an unheavenly response
Cineworld has cancelled all UK screenings of a film in what sets a worrying precedent