Should we consider voting restrictions an abuse of our human rights?
#IndexDrawTheLine: Are voting restrictions a free speech violation?
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CATEGORY: Draw the Line
#IndexDrawTheLine: Laws? When it comes to free speech, what are they good for?
Members of our youth advisory board discuss the ways laws impact on free expression in their countries
Recap report: Index gets censored in Wigan
Index held a successful workshop with the north west contingent of the British Youth Council, despite the inability to access our own website because of internet filtering at the location. Index held a third Draw the Line workshop with the British...
Recap report: Draw the Line workshop with Ovalhouse Young Associates
Index on Censorship held its latest Draw the Line workshop at Ovalhouse theatre in south London
#IndexDrawtheLine: Do laws restrict or protect free speech?
This month the Index Youth Advisory Board is discussing legal regimes and how they nurture or stifle the free expression of ideas. Examples of draconian laws abound: from Russia's law banning "homosexual propaganda" to the UK's use of RIPA...
#IndexDrawtheLine: Reforms needed in police handling of protests
As protests continue to rock many countries, at times leading to use of excessive force including tear gas and rubber bullets by law enforcement officers against protesters, people have openly raised questions on police abuse. This month's Draw the...
Draw the Line: Should the police do more to protect free speech?
Free expression and policing can have an antagonistic relationship. Recent events in Ferguson are demonstrative of the issues that arise as the demands for protest clash with those for civil safety. The police are naturally drawn to the forefront...
#IndexDrawTheLine: Do wars justify censorship? A dilemma not easily answered
This month’s Draw The Line debate has shown itself to be a dilemma not easily answered in four weeks. Many of the responses we received have acknowledged that it is hardly a black and white topic but with conflicts flaring up all over the world it...
Draw the Line: Do wars justify censorship?
During the First World War, censorship was deemed crucial to send the public the right messages, and keep the enemy in the dark about tactics.
Today, especially in times of war, governments continue with their attempts to control what the public and the outside world are told, often in the name of national security.
#IndexDrawTheLine: One’s artist is another’s terrorist
When does giving a platform to extremist views through art or journalism become an act of terrorism? And should artists or journalists be exempt from terrorism laws, or should inflammatory works be banned?