It is 50 years since poet Stephen Spender made a call to arms in the pages of The Times
The problem of censorship is part of larger ones about the use and abuse of freedom
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Ruth Anderson
CEO at Index On Censorship
Sir David Amess: 26 March 1952 – 15 October 2021
The brutal murder of the Southend MP is an attack on democracy
#OffOn – Don’t switch off our online rights
The EU is now developing online legislation along the lines of the UK’s Online Safety Bill with its Digital Services Act
Banning books is a weak act
As we mark Banned Books Week, our CEO urges you to go to the library and read something that challenges you
Sharing the stories that need to be told
Index’s CEO looks ahead to this weekend’s Freedom of Expression Awards
“We made promises to the people of Afghanistan”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="117302" img_size="full" add_caption="yes"][vc_column_text]Yesterday I met with my local Afghani community. I left in tears. Their stories of heartbreak, of worry for their friends and families and their...
Why we must not change the channel
The news from countries around the globe is appalling but we need to bear witness
“We know more about what is happening to protestors in Myanmar than in Cuba”
The view of the island as a socialist idyll is far from the truth
Pegasus: The tools may have changed but repressive regimes have not
The revelation that NSO Group’s smartphone spyware is being misused should come as no surprise
#BannedByBeijing: Monitoring Chinese censorship abroad
Our new campaign looks at how China is using soft power to limit free expression
A year is a long time in human rights violations
Our CEO Ruth Smeeth looks back on 12 months with Index on Censorship
Remembering Jo Cox five years on
Why we need to heed the words from the maiden speech of the murdered MP more than ever