One of the writers championed by Index on Censorship and English PEN to mark 50 years of the Writers in Prison Committee, Uzbek journalist Djamshid...
From the archives, 50 years, 50 writers: Djamshid Karimov
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Natasha Schmidt
Natasha Schmidt
Louis Blom-Cooper: Leveson Inquiry “a golden opportunity”
As British journalism faces the most significant media public inquiry in a generation, Julian Petley talks to former Press Council chief Louis Blom-Cooper
Azerbaijani journalist stabbed
Sanat newspaper editor Rafiq Tagi was stabbed on 19 November in Baku. He was said to be in a stable condition after several hours of surgery. In...
A singular voice: Anish Kapoor on why artists have a duty to stand for freedom of expression
The Art Issue: The arrest and detention of Ai Weiwei, China’s most famous artist and Index contributor, caused an international outcry. In an exclusive interview celebrated sculptor Anish Kapoor explains why artists must take a stand for free expression
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MF Husain: Farewell to a nation’s chronicler
For almost 20 years, artist MF Husain was threatened and his work abused.
Salil Tripathi says goodbye to a controversial and spell-binding master
Azerbaijan: At Long Last, Freedom for Eynulla
After four years of wrongful imprisonment, the Azerbaijani government has pardoned journalist Eynulla Fatullayev. Rebecca Vincent reports
Azerbaijani Facebook activist jailed for two years
An Azerbaijani court sentenced opposition activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev to two years' imprisonment yesterday, 18 May. Hajiyev used Facebook to generate...
Crackdown on journalists in Cairo
As protests in Egypt continue into their seventh day and police return to the streets, at least six journalists were arrested in Cairo earlier...