In response to today’s Queen’s speech, Index, English PEN and Article 19 have written to the Education Secretary
Index shares its concerns about the Academic Freedom Bill
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Russia: Drop all charges against Yulia Tsvetkova
Award-winning artist faces six years in jail for her work promoting body positivity and women’s rights
The Government’s policy paper on higher education: free speech and academic freedom
Index on Censorship responds to seven specific policy proposals, including the appointment of a Free Speech and Academic Freedom Champion
Should we have to respect or just tolerate abhorrent views?
Academics at one of our most learned institutions vote next week on what free speech means. Our CEO says respect should be earned
Slapped down: A report
Six journalists speak about the legal efforts to silence them over their reporting
Why a naked feminist statue should remain uncensored
Maggi Hambling’s A Sculpture for Mary Wollstonecraft has been roundly criticised, with some trying to censor its nakedness
Coney Barrett’s free speech stance still unclear as nomination goes to Senate
Supreme Court nominee’s responses to questioning on key issues during confirmation hearings have not allayed fears
Heavy fines on social networks for not tackling online abuse may have unintended consequences
Index CEO Ruth Smeeth discusses the proposed Online Harms Bill in a virtual session organised by the Board of Deputies after a rise in anti-Semitic attacks
Academic freedom in Hong Kong: “It’s a storm and no one wants to go outside, even with an umbrella”
Academics are losing tenure and teachers are being fired as China’s national security law bites
Cartoonists being silenced during Covid, report shows
Cartoons make you laugh, wince and – increasingly in this pandemic – angry. We find out why
Petitions, letters, and press releases from Index on Censorship