The former editor of Index discusses working with Noam Chomsky, 9/11 and interviewing Orban before his far right swing
Orna Herr
Why a naked feminist statue should remain uncensored
Maggi Hambling’s A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft has been roundly criticised, with some trying to censor its nakedness
Forced motherhood is an infringement on free expression
As various countries around the world seek to make abortion illegal or hard to get, Orna Herr highlights the free expression implications
How did Belarus come to be ruled by “the last dictator of Europe”?
The attack on the people of Belarus today is the result of 26 years of brutal dictatorship, in which basic freedoms were dismantled one by one
Surveillance a growing problem for journalists worldwide say panellists
In the first online magazine launch, three journalists discuss the impact of surveillance on media freedom across the globe
The Harpers open debate letter: a reading list
The signatories to a letter in Harpers magazine about open debate are familiar to Index magazine
The view from Hong Kong in 1997: an Index reading list
A reading list of articles from the Index archive when Hongkongers were wondering what the handover from Britain to China would mean
Quiz: How well do you know your privacy facts?
How much do you actually know about tracking apps after months of reading about them? Take our quiz and see
Quiz: How well do you know your ‘complicity’ facts?
Take our quiz to see how well you know your ‘complicity’ facts
Coronavirus providing pretext for Modi to increase attacks on press and Muslims
Press freedom in India continues to be chipped away under Narendra Modi in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, while Muslims are being blamed for the outbreak
Viktor Orbán’s power grab leaves Hungary without true democracy
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán has pushed through emergency laws that have no time limit and enormous potential to limit media freedom
Turkish writers need to “hold people in power” to account
Turkish author and journalist Kaya Genç answers questions from the Index youth advisory board about watching his colleagues being silenced and how writers can challenge authority