Ahead of the anniversary of her murder, Index has compiled a reading list of articles written for the magazine both by Politkovskaya and about her
Index remembers Anna Politkovskaya
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Josie Timms
Josie Timms is former editorial assistant at Index on Censorship and the first Liverpool John Moores University/Tim Hetherington fellow.
Street artists use anonymity to accentuate the message
In their latest task the Index on Censorship youth advisory board look at anonymous art around the world
Meet the new Index youth board
Index recently appointed a new youth advisory board cohort. The eight young students and professionals, from countries including Hungary, Germany, India and the US, will hold their seats on the board until December.
Youth Advisory Board: Free speech issues around the world
For the past six months the Index on Censorship Youth Advisory Board has attended monthly online meetings to debate free speech issues and completed tasks
20 Sep: Author Ece Temelkuran on the struggles that have shaped Turkey
Join Index on Censorship’s CEO Jodie Ginsberg as she presents an evening with award-winning journalist and novelist Ece Temelkuran to discuss her latest book Turkey: The Insane and the Melancholy.
15 Sep: The State of Turkey with Kaya Genç, Ece Temelkuran and Daniel Trilling
Index on Censorship magazine contributing editor Kaya Genç discusses Turkey’s evolution with Ece Temelkuran
Moddi: Unsongs playlist of the banned, censored and silenced
Norwegian musician Moddi’s upcoming Unsongs compiles songs from across the world that have been banned. Index has put together a playlist of the songs included in the album
Marking the 250th issue: Contributors choose favourites from Index on Censorship archives
To mark the 250th issue of Index on Censorship magazine, we asked some of our contributors to nominate standout features from the publication’s long history
Podcast: Kenyan journalist forced into hiding after reporting the news
Yassin Juma is an extraordinary journalist, who has taken great personal risk to get the story of what is happening in the war that is being waged in Somalia against Al-Shabaab
Poetic Pilgrimage: Hip hop has the capacity to “galvanise the masses”
Their love of music brought them together but it was their spirituality and a feeling of seeking that prompted them to convert to Islam
Index on Censorship Big Debate: Journalism or fiction?
The Index on Censorship Big Debate took place at the 5th annual Leeds Big Bookend Festival this week, where journalists and authors were invited to discuss which has the biggest impact: journalism or fiction.
Who is investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova?
One of Azerbaijan’s most celebrated journalists, Ismayilova’s investigative reports included, among other things, exposing Azerbaijan’s human rights abuses and the corruption involving the family of president Ilham Aliyev