Index on Censorship responds to seven specific policy proposals, including the appointment of a Free Speech and Academic Freedom Champion
The Government’s policy paper on higher education: free speech and academic freedom
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Belarus: Index strongly condemns actions against journalists and human rights defenders
Belarusian Association of Journalists and the Human Rights Centre “Viasna” have been targeted
Letter to the Chinese ambassador to the UK on the BBC ban in mainland China
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ambassador Zheng Zeguang Embassy of the People’s Republic of China 49-51 Portland Pl, London W1B 1JL Dear HE Ambassador Zheng, In 1948 the People’s Republic of China was an original signatory to the Universal...
BBC banned in mainland China
British broadcaster has broken rules on truth and impartiality, says Chinese regulator
Letter to MSPs on Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Bill
The decision to withdraw amendments on freedom of expression at the eleventh hour will have a chilling effect
Index raises concerns over UK Freedom of Information
We join media freedom organisations, editors and broadcasters in calling for an urgent review of right-to-know legislation
Index calls on US Department of Justice to drop Julian Assange appeal
We join 23 press freedom, civil liberties, and human rights organisations in call to drop case against WikiLeaks founder
International Day of Solidarity with Belarus
Index and 16 other organisations call for all imprisoned journalists to be immediately released
Index on Censorship calls for the immediate de-arrest of photographer Andy Aitchison
Photographer covering conditions at a Kent asylum centre has had his equipment confiscated
Covid-19 and its challenges for journalists (Monocle)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Index on Censorship Head of Content explained the problems the Covid-19 pandemic has placed on journalists for the French magazine Monocole. In the podcast "The Stack", run by Monocle, Steinfeld said that the...
New legislation could see universities forced to protect freedom of speech (Daily Express)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Index on Censorship CEO Ruth Smeeth added her thoughts to proposed legislation to protect free speech in UK universities. The legislation known as the Freedom of Speech (Universities) Bill 2019-21, proposed by...
How Covid-19 has provided cover for the silencing of journalists (The Times)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The global Covid-19 pandemic has been the root cause of some of the most concerning and frightening attacks on journalists worldwide. For The Times' Red Box, Index's Head of Content Jemimah Steinfeld laid out why...