Sir Trevor Phillips and Jonathan Dimbleby discussed the challenges to freedom of expression at our 50th birthday party
As Russia wages war, Index reflects on its beginnings
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CATEGORY: 50 years of Index
1972: Nixon went to China, BBC banned McCartney and Index was published
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] You may have heard that the 70s were different. In 1972, when the first issue of Index magazine was launched, no one knew that 20 years later there would be an influential economic bloc called the European Union....
Contents – Index at 50: The battles won, lost and currently raging
The spring issue of Index magazine is special. We are celebrating 50 years of history and to such a milestone we've decided to look back at the thorny path that brought us here. Editors from our five decades of life have accepted our invitation to...
As we celebrate our 50th birthday, we know our work is far from done
In 1971, writers and scholars came together with a vision to be a voice for the persecuted. That vision continues today
Peter Calvocoressi
The historian and wartime codebreaker was one of the four original trustees of the charity behind Index on Censorship
Stuart Hampshire
The philosopher was one of the four original trustees of the charity behind Index on Censorship
Elizabeth Longford
The biographer was one of the four original trustees of the charity behind Index on Censorship
Stephen Spender
The poet was one of the four original trustees of the charity behind Index on Censorship