Index co-hosted the private UK premiere of an important film about the Babyn Yar massacre to persuade CBS News to release key footage
CATEGORY: United Kingdom
Breaking end-to-end encryption would be a disaster
Index launches campaign to highlight why politicians should not rush to add a “back door” to messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal
Fictitious legal letter threatening legal action is sent to every sitting MP
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition, of which Index is co-chair, launches campaign as Parliament delays establishing anti-SLAPP protections
Banned: school librarians shushed over LGBT+ books
A special investigation reveals more than half of UK school librarians surveyed by Index have been asked to remove books from their shelves
Contents – The final cut: How cinema is being used to change the global narrative
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The importance of local journalism to understanding the UK riots
Mill Media with its network of local journalists was able to spot the rising far-right threat to asylum hotels well before their national counterparts in London
UK journalists fall victim to new police tactics
Journalists covering protests in the UK are still being arrested, even before they have arrived at the demonstrations
Encouraging signs on freedom of expression after Starmer’s first week
Appointments to and actions from the new Cabinet suggest a shift in approach
Exhibition about Russian political prisoners cancelled over Israel-Gaza row
A London art gallery has pulled an exhibition about Russian dissidents because an Israeli artist refused to condemn “the Zionist regime”
General Election 2024: We can’t assume Keir Starmer will be a champion of all things anti-censorship
Index has a long history with the UK’s new Prime Minister but we will still hold him to account on free expression