Supporters of the author read extracts of his work to show their support as he remains in hospital following horrific attack on 12 August
Writers and free speech champions celebrate Salman Rushdie’s work
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Why are the letters of political prisoners in Belarus so cheerful?
Censorship of communications means that those detained by Lukashenka’s regime are not free to express themselves openly
Theatre censorship: An index reading list
Index on Censorship has always supported the theatre of resistance, and our Winter 2021 magazine even had this issue as its main theme. In Belarus,...
Index on Censorship files media freedom alert after Sinn Féin MLA legal action
Index on Censorship is concerned at the lawsuits that have been filed against journalist Malachi O’Doherty and columnist Ruth Dudley Edwards. Both...
Remembering the political prisoners executed in Myanmar
Kyaw Min Yu and Phyo Zayar Thaw were prominent voices in the democracy movement in Myanmar. But on 25 July 2022, state news outlet Global New Light...
Why we need to protect end-to-end encryption
Apps like Telegram and WhatsApp provide ways for human rights defenders and journalists to communicate without fear of discovery by authoritarian governments
Co-chairs of UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcome Government’s action on SLAPPs
Dominic Raab to announce legislative measures that includes recommendations from coalition co-led by Index on Censorship
A new chance to protect freedom of expression online
“Unintended consequences”, “ideologically incoherent”, “won’t change culture or make us safer”. I have written all these words and many more about...
A memorial for the man who told the world about the Babyn Yar massacre
Anatoly Kuznetsov is the author of Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel. His memoir is a masterpiece of Ukrainian literature and a testament...
Joint statement on the introduction of charges for media coverage of party conferences
Political parties introduce charges for journalists’ access to conferences. Alliance of media and free speech organisations warns any charges will restrict open democracy