The United Nations is right to condemn Britain's free expression record. But its criticisms would hold more weight if it demonstrated a stronger anti-censorship line itself, writes Jo Glanville The UN Human Rights Committee’s shaming report on the...
There really are no genuine excuses for Random House's withdrawal of The Jewel of Medina, writes Padraig Reidy I was pleasantly surprised yesterday to find the 1977 film Mohammad, Messenger of God in its entirety on YouTube. For those of you...
Islam Karimov’s government keeps tight control on the country’s religious communities, writes Felix Corley The police raid on Nazira Rahmanova’s home in Margilan, Uzbekistan, on the evening of 12 March followed the all-too-familiar pattern. The...
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Alexander Solzhenitsyn made an appeal to the writers of the world. Index was proud to be the first publication to print his call to action in English and marks his death last weekend with the following excerpt...
A select committee has called for more regulation and greater safety on the Internet. But politicians should be careful what they wish for, says Bill Thompson
Continuing our series of articles from Index on Censorship's 'Made In China' issue, Rebecca MacKinnon discusses how online pioneers are changing Chinese culture Read article here (pdf)
The Basque daily was closed down 10 years ago today, signalling the beginning of the Spanish government’s repression of left-wing nationalist media, writes Angelo Miotto It was called Egin, which in Basque means to do, to act. A daily paper...
The legal row between a UK blog and a Muslim activist could be a landmark case, writes Padraig Reidy The news that blog Harry’s Place is facing legal action from Mohammed Sawalha of the British Muslim Initiative was, in some ways, unsurprising....
Italians are protesting against proposed laws that could make investigative journalism almost impossible, writes Cecilia Anesi Today at 6pm Italians will gather in Piazza Navona, Rome, to demonstrate against new bills proposed by Berlusconi’s...
As the murder trial continues this week in Turkey, the investigation remains far from complete. Jo Glanville spoke to Dink family lawyer Fethiye Çetin about the case The sixth hearing in the Hrant Dink murder trial takes place in Istanbul today. It...