[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ruth Smeeth, Index's CEO, explained her criticism of the proposed removal of the "dwelling" privacy exemption currently in UK law. The change would mean a legal grey area where people could theoretically be...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Index CEO Ruth Smeeth warned of new legislation in Scotland that would "govern what we say to each other over a cuppa". The new "hate crime bill" proposed in Scotland has been heavily criticised since its...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Index on Censorship CEO Ruth Smeeth has voiced her concerns regarding the proposed Online Harms Bill. Smeeth wrote in The Independent that the legislation, though well intentioned, would risk campaigning for...
An Index report on Slapps is cited in Politico’s piece about the trend of vexatious lawsuits against journalists
Jemimah Steinfeld, head of content for Index on Censorship, writes in the Independent about the debate around censoring TV comedy
The complete list of contents for the Autumn 2020 issue of Index on Censorship
Sharmaine Lovegrove leads a panel discussion taking stock of the commitments to inclusion and representation that have been made in publishing in recent months. This event is part of Banned Books Week
Rachel Long, Elif Shafak and Jacqueline Woodson explore what ‘freedom’ means in the culture of traditional publishing. Chaired by Urvashi Butalia and part of Banned Books Week
Index on Censorship have raised a Council of Europe alert amid concerns over current legal action against the Dublin Inquirer
The autumn 2020 podcast covers the theme of the Disappeared: How people, books and ideas are taken away, with Oliver Farry and Michella Oré