Penguin group rejects claim of censorship after halting publication of Simon Akam’s The Changing of the Guard. Read the full article.
In no man’s land: anger as publisher puts book criticising army on hold (Observer)
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An upcoming review of the Prevent counter-extremism programme is at risk of becoming a “whitewash”
The groups are urging the government to ensure that the review of Prevent is comprehensive and truly independent
Review of Prevent counter-extremism scheme risks becoming ‘whitewash’, government warned (Independent)
A review of the controversial Prevent counter-extremism programme is at risk of becoming a “whitewash”, the government has been warned. Read the...
Groups urge Amal Clooney to pressure UK to act on Bahrain’s abuse of freedom of expression
Fifteen international organisations have written to Amal Clooney to urge she pressure the UK to act on Bahrain’s human rights abuses.
This week at Index: CRNI continues to monitor the loss of cartoonists from media outlets
This week at Index: CRNI continues to monitor the loss of cartoonists from media outlets; monthly media monitoring reports and Banned Books Week UK.
Blocking ruling “another reminder of just how far from being a democracy Turkey really is”
Index on Censorship strongly condemns a decision by a Turkish court to block the independent news outlet Bianet and over a hundred other sites, accounts and videos. The organisation calls for the order to be reversed.
1984 at 70 – How has Orwell’s vision aged?
It is 70 years since George Orwell published 1984. So how do our political and personal landscapes today compare to Orwell’s dystopia?
Ukraine: Press freedom violations July 2019
There were 9 incidents in Ukraine in July 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
22-28 Sept: Banned Books Week UK
Join us to celebrate the right to read at one or all of these upcoming events.
The Testaments launch parties
Index on Censorship and VINTAGE are coordinating a nationwide series of publication-day celebrations and midnight openings at independent bookshops across the UK as part of Banned Books Week UK to celebrate the publication of Margaret Atwood’s highly anticipated The Testaments (sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale) on 10 September.
Russia: Press freedom violations July 2019
There were 32 incidents in Russia in July 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Reporting on the War in Syria as an Unveiled Woman (Zora, 6 August 2019)
Five long, shapeless tops; a pile of loose-fitting, dark-colored jeans; a knee-length coat; and a video camera. Those were the contents of my...