Eighteen international organisations have written to the UN Human Rights Council to ask that it address the Turkish government’s repressive campaign against freedom of expression
UN should address Turkey’s crackdown against journalists
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Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship
Cameroon must immediately release rapper Valsero
Index on Censorship calls on Cameroon to immediately release rapper and pro-democracy activist Gaston Serval Abe, known as Valsero.
Maldives must pursue murderers of journalists
Index on Censorship calls on the Maldivian authorities to step up their investigation and pursue the individuals behind the murders of the journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla and blogger Yameen Rasheed.
This week at Index: Censorship won’t lead to a more equitable society
The Tony Blair Institute made proposals that Index found depressing.
Artistic freedom and the internet: Opportunity or threat?
A one-day workshop for UK-based artists, arts organisations and cultural stakeholders
Autumn magazine launch party at the Science Museum
We’re launching our latest Index on Censorship magazine at the Science Museum, as part of their Top Secret Lates on Wednesday 25 September
The Circle x Eco-Age Difficult Conversations: Women in Conflict (Eco-Age, 29 August 2019)
In today’s focus, award winning Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim and The Circle’s Anna Renfrew shine a spotlight on the threats and challenges facing...
Laugh and the World Laughs with Me
Laugh and the World Laughs with Me is an intimate short story of a young woman who has a schizophrenic brother, set against the backdrop of the Tahrir Square demonstrations, from Egyptian writer Eman Abdelrahim.
British Far-Right Groups Would Be Banned From Appearing In The Media Under A New Policy Proposal (Buzzfeed)
British far-right groups should be banned from appearing on the BBC and other media because they end up being the “acceptable face” for extremist...
Censorship cannot create a more equal society
Proposals to address so-called hate groups put forward by the Tony Blair Institute risk damaging freedom of speech in the UK, Index on Censorship warned.
Attack on journalist Owen Jones shows the worsening state of press freedom in the UK
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Monday 26th August 2019 Rt. Hon. Nicky Morgan MP Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 100...
SEPTEMBER EVENTS: Creative constraints, banned books and The Testaments
As summer 2019 drifts toward the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, we wanted to get on your radar to tell you about the exciting series of events we have planned for September.