The Belarus Free Theatre, whose 16 members have now gone into exile to escape the Lukashenka regime, are preparing to perform at the Barbican in London in 2022
Testament to the power of theatre as rebellion
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Contents – Playing with fire: how theatre is resisting the oppressor
The Winter issue of Index magazine highlights the battles fought by theatre of resistance across the world and how they've been enduring different forms of censorship. Writer Jonathan Maitland dives deeply into the history of theatre censorship in...
Sharing the stories that need to be told
Index’s CEO looks ahead to this weekend’s Freedom of Expression Awards
“You’ll Never Walk Alone”: The words that comfort Andrei Aliaksandrau
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Few things can better describe the spirit of Liverpool fans better than the words etched in gold above the Shankly gates. When Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein sat down to write the musical Carousel and its...
Why we must not change the channel
The news from countries around the globe is appalling but we need to bear witness
Belarusian Association of Journalists: facing closure but not extinction
Body representing independent media in country facing liquidation in further crackdown by Lukashenko regime
Joint call condemning the Belarusian regime’s raids on journalists and human rights activists
Index joins with 11 other organisations to demand the release of those detained
Belarus: Human rights organisations urge the UN Human Rights Council to maintain calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Andrei Aliaksandrau
Call comes as Council receives the report of the UN special rapporteur on the situation regarding human rights in the country
Fourteen organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of journalist and human rights defender Andrei Aliaksandrau
Former Index on Censorship staff member faces up to 15 years in prison
Belarus: Journalist Andrei Aliaksandrau faces up to 15 years in prison
Former Index staff member faces charges of high treason