As a small white Fiat tailed Andrew Graham-Yooll in the streets of Buenos Aires in Argentina he would yell into the night: “One bullet will do, gentlemen!” While news editor in the 1970s of the Buenos Aires Herald, Graham-Yooll received frequent...
Should journalists ever steer clear of a story because it might increase tensions between communities? Should they censor certain topics – or even jokes – because someone finds them “insensitive”? In a free society like ours, surely not. A...
Senior reporter Ian Cobain was denied entry to the country's major arms fair on the advice of the event's security team. Read the full article.
Rachael Jolley, Index on Censorship editor-in-chief writes in The Times Thunderer column. Border officials around the world are increasingly demanding access to our social media accounts and address books. They want to know what we’ve said on...
Index on Censorship editor-in-chief Rachael Jolley wrote in The Times' Thunderer column today about how countries are increasingly wanting to look at our social media before we cross their borders. "The world’s borders are increasingly becoming...
British far-right groups should be banned from appearing on the BBC and other media because they end up being the “acceptable face” for extremist ideologies used by terrorists, according to a new report by former prime minister Tony Blair’s think...
Press freedom groups have urged Russian authorities to stop harassing journalists covering ongoing political protests in Moscow, which have seen tens of thousands of people take to the streets. Read the full article
Vintage, in partnership with Index on Censorship, joined forces earlier this year to fund the best ideas for publication events. Winners Red Lion Books in Colchester and Rogan's Books in Bedford will divide the £750 fund equally. Read the full...
Frequent visitors to the skatepark on London’s South Bank may have noticed two new works of art among the decades-old graffiti. Both spray-painted in black and white, one image depicts a naked and emaciated mother clutching a newborn; another shows...
Using stencils and spray paint, Murad Subay creates haunting figures, portraits and motifs. Read the full article.
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