Freedom of expression is a basic human right. But do we really have it? Where are you free to express what? A group of leading figures from the arts discuss this hot topic, not only relevant to the stage, but also in our everyday lives.
An Aleppo-based journalist training women to report on the crisis in war-torn Syria, an Indonesian comic who jokes about Islamic extremism and a 19-year old campaigner against repression in Eritrea are among those shortlisted for the 2016 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
On the 5th anniversary of the 2011 Bahrain uprising, reform has stalled and human rights abuses have continued to be systemic and widespread. With the region in turmoil and abuses on the rise, has the UK’s reform assistance achieved its stated objectives?
Join us to celebrate the launch of What’s the Taboo? – Index’s latest magazine featuring stories of the most controversial subjects from around the world and how we are afraid to tackle them
A graffiti artist who paints murals in war-torn Yemen, a jailed Bahraini academic and the Ethiopia’s Zone 9 bloggers are among those listed among this year’s #Index100 global free expression heroes.
To mark the 200th anniversary of the death of English caricaturist and printmaker James Gillray, the Cartoon Museum is mounting an exhibition of his work
Saudi Arabian blogger and activist Raif Badawi is the winner of this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded by the European Parliament. Badawi, who also won 2015 PEN Pinter Prize for an International Writer of Courage, was convicted...
Join us to hear a courageous artist speak about his cartoons and his inspirations, and human rights and freedom of expression in his home country Malaysia.
'Light Behind Bars' is an interactive art installation recognising the sacrifice made by people locked up for their thoughts, writings, art or politics. Remembering past dissidents - like Richard Carlile, imprisoned in 1819 for publishing Thomas...
“Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing” Euripides