Leading editors, lawyers, journalists, academics and experts say bill should be amended to ensure it can protect everyone speaking out in the public interest
More than 60 experts call for the Anti-SLAPP Bill to be amended
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Index on Censorship appoints Jemimah Steinfeld as its new Chief Executive Officer
Steinfeld will succeed Ruth Anderson, who is leaving Index to focus on her role as a Labour Party shadow minister in the House of Lords
Joint letter to mark 1000 days of hunger strike by Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace
Index has joined with more than 25 other human rights organisations to call for the release of the Bahraini human rights activist
The SLAPP stickers
A conversation between a wokey comedian, Rosie Holt, and her wonky lawyer brother, Charlie Holt, co-chair of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition, on how open secrets survive on the comedy circuit
Index reiterates our urgent call for Assange to be freed
The final stage of Assange’s UK appeal begins today. The international community must unite in their support to free him
Index on Censorship launches search for new chief executive
Freedom of expression charity seeks new leader to help write the next chapter in the organisation’s more than 50-year history
Contents – Having the last laugh: The comedians who won’t be silenced
Contents
Having the last laugh: The comedians who won’t be silenced
Volume 52.04 Winter 2023
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes Wayne David MP’s Anti-SLAPP Bill
A Private Members’ Bill being presented today is a crucial milestone for the UK to stamp out all SLAPPs targeting public interest reporting
Moments of Freedom 2023
The Index team and our supporters have come together to identify moments in the past 12 months when the world did not seem so dark. Help us choose the most inspiring
New report: Juries in defamation cases in Ireland
A new report from Index on Censorship looks at whether the Irish courts should dispense with juries in defamation cases
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