Lawsuits represent an egregious attempt to curtail freedom of expression and jeopardise anti-corruption efforts
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The Queen’s Speech is a systematic assault on free expression
On the face of it, the Government’s legislative agenda looks reasonable but the devil is in the detail
Index shares its concerns about the Academic Freedom Bill
In response to today’s Queen’s speech, Index, English PEN and Article 19 have written to the Education Secretary
UK football social media blackout raises free speech issues
Some clubs, players and the Professional Footballers’ Association are in support of social media regulation
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
Impartiality and independence of police watchdog questioned by whistleblower
A report on the policing of protests supported Priti Patel before evidence-gathering was complete and was influenced by bias against non-violent dissent
A letter to HMIC head Sir Tom Winsor on protest policing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The following are extracts from a letter to Sir Tom Winsor, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, from...
We defend the right to protest, even during a pandemic
Demonstrations by design are meant to disrupt normal activity and to annoy and irritate the establishment
Jess Phillips: Violence against women and girls begins and ends with censorship
The outpouring of grief in the wake of the death of Sarah Everard is not just because of our sorrow at her loss. Women have been self censoring on behalf of society