As cheers from the World Cup rumbled in the background, Index set up an online platform to debate the tussle between sport and freedom of speech.
#IndexDrawTheLine: Engage free speech laggards
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CATEGORY: Young Writers / Artists Programme
Recap report: Draw the Line — play on or red card?
Index hosted the first of our Draw the Line events on Monday, as ten young adults met to discuss issues surrounding the free expression records of the countries participating in the World Cup
The Egyptian approach to journalism
On Monday, three Al Jazeera journalists were sentenced in Egypt to 7 years imprisonment each, to the shock of media outlets and NGOs worldwide. Cartoonist Ben Jennings shares his take on journalism in the country.
Children of the internet: Free speech in the digital age
There is a generation growing up today with unprecedented knowledge and power at their immediate and constant disposal, and they are politically and socially empowered in ways that are not yet clearly understood, writes Nishith Hegde
East Timor’s curbs on media freedom
The Asian island of East Timor has recently amended its media laws, implementing a plethora of restrictions and stamping out citizen journalism
Ben Jennings: Russia’s propaganda machine
This week cartoonist Ben Jennings takes on Vladimir Putin’s information war.
Reflecting on Northern Ireland’s self-appointed theatre censors
Do we have the right to not be offended? Newtownabbey council said “yes” when they cancelled what they labelled a blasphemous play, writes Katie Dancey.
Ofcom UKIP decision leaves broadcasters wondering about editorial freedom
Ofcom’s decision to declare the UKIP a ‘major party’ has led to questions about who should be allowed to address the public. Behind the scenes, broadcasters have asked why their right to editorial freedom is restricted at all, Sophie Armour reports
Cameron’s obsession with porn
Ben Jennings on David Cameron’s war on online pornography.
God at uni: Seeking freedom from stereotype
Flora Carr explores what it means to be a person of faith on a university campus.