Bashar al-Assad’s government was toppled by Syrian rebels this week, bringing the dictator’s 24-year-reign to a close
Will Syria’s future leaders restore human rights for all?
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Sarah Dawood
Sarah Dawood
Sarah Dawood has more than ten years' experience as a journalist and editor, working and writing for national newspapers, magazines, and business titles. These include the New Statesman, The Guardian, Design Week and Raconteur, amongst others. Her main areas of interest include health inequalities, social and racial justice, employment and immigration rights, digital wellbeing, and public service provision. She also regularly hosts podcasts, panel discussions and roundtables on government policy at conferences and events. She has a degree in English from the University of Nottingham and an MA in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield.
The power of protest
Peaceful demonstration is a fundamental form of self expression, and a crucial mechanism of any democracy
The UK Government must defend its citizens around the world
As the new Prime Minister vows to protect press freedom and tackle impunity, we’re reminded of the many British citizens who are unjustly imprisoned globally
Film censorship risks emboldening those who threaten violence
Cinema screenings are fairly cancelled in the interests of public safety – but does this further relinquish the voices of those seeking to expose injustice?
Journalists have a “right to life”
The rich and powerful are increasingly acting with impunity to silence, sometimes permanently, those who seek to shine a light on their activities
All the news that’s fake to print
Index on Censorship’s new editor rounds up the stories that have made headlines this week including disinformation around the Florida hurricane
Telling fact from fiction
Journalistic “black holes”, such as in Gaza and Sudan, curtail people’s ability to understand geopolitics and conflict