David Cameron is now Foreign Secretary of the UK. Following criticism over his links to China, Index looks at what should be on his agenda
Message to Cameron: No more fish and chips with Xi please
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CATEGORY: Northern Ireland
25 years of the Good Friday Agreement
Why others locked in seemingly intractable disputes should look back on the events of 10 April 1998
Crown Confidential: Access to Historical Records about the Royal Family
]Are the British Royal Family the real enemies of history? Over the decades they have actively suppressed uncomfortable narratives about themselves. Hundreds of files in the national and royal archives remain inaccessible to the general public,...
A dark light
In the five years that have passed since Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death, her family have had to fight to demand both justice and accountability for Malta
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 are being sued individually by Sinn Féin politician Gerry Kelly MLA, who is claiming aggravated...
Contents – Index at 50: The battles won, lost and currently raging
The spring issue of Index magazine is special. We are celebrating 50 years of history and to such a milestone we've decided to look back at the thorny path that brought us here. Editors from our five decades of life have accepted our invitation to...
Urgent action is needed to defend our media
As the 2021 Council of Europe Platform report is published, Index on Censorship and its partners call for the urgent implementation of the report’s recommendations
What price press freedom in Northern Ireland?
Journalists continue to be threatened as tensions escalate in the province
Northern Ireland MP’s attack on journalist is unacceptable and undermines media freedom
Index on Censorship condemns Ian Paisely MP’s attack on News Letter journalist Sam McBride and calls on parliamentarians to uphold and support the tenets of media freedom.
Editor calls for renewed investigation into murder of Irish journalist Martin O’Hagan
An editor at the Irish newspaper, the Sunday World, calls for renewed investigation into journalist’s murder.