Fifty years ago, Chilean author Ariel Dorfman wrote down the seed of a story, which he then lost in his years of exile during General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship
Vicky Baker
What’s the taboo? Winter magazine 2015/16
What’s taboo today? It might depend where you live, your culture, your religion, or who you’re talking to. The latest issue of Index on Censorship magazine explores worldwide taboos in all their guises, and why they matter.
Online harassment against women is not just a female problem
“This is not something that only ‘ladies’ can fix,” emphasised Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE’s Representative on Freedom of the Media at an expert meeting on the safety of female journalists in Vienna
Interview: Judy Blume and her battle against the bans
From the autumn issue of Index on Censorship magazine, US author Judy Blume talks to Vicky Baker about parents’ and teachers’ overly protective attitudes to young people’s feelings, and how she has spent the last 45 years tackling bans and censorship
29 Sep: How to protect the freedom to read in your library – webinar
What do you do when someone finds a book in your library offensive and wants to take it off your shelves? Join Sage and Index on Censorship for a Banned Books Week webinar
Letter: Academic freedom is under threat and needs urgent protection
With threats ranging from “no-platforming”, to governments trying to suppress critical voices, and corporate controls on research funding, academics and writers from across the world have signed Index’s open letter on why academic freedom needs urgent protection
Summer magazine 2015: Is academic freedom being eroded?
Packed with stories from around the world, the upcoming issue of Index on Censorship magazine has a special report on academic freedom.
Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais receives six-month suspended sentence
Angolan investigative journalist and Index on Censorship award-winner Rafael Marques de Morais was handed down a six-month suspended sentence less than a week after celebrating an apparent dismissal of all charges
Spring 2015: Across the wires – how refugee stories get told
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Ecuadorean cartoonist Bonil facing charges after mocking politician
Ecuadorean cartoonist Xavier Bonilla, known as Bonil and an arts nominee in the 2015 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression awards, faces a hearing today under the country’s controversial communications law.
Podcast: Neil Gaiman and Martin Rowson on censorship
In the next issue of Index on Censorship magazine, fantasy writer Neil Gaiman is interviewed by political cartoonist Martin Rowson about censorship, offence and how graphic novels stir controversy. Listen to the conversation here
Ecuador: Why are critics being shutdown on Twitter?
A Spanish company — Ares Right — has been targeting the social media accounts of critics of the Ecuadorean government