Rewording Dahl’s classics sets a worrying precedent. Instead of censoring his works we should invest in promoting new, diverse talent
Censoring Roald Dahl is not the answer, just a problem
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CATEGORY: Index Arts
New play gives a voice to the forgotten Crimean Tatars
The powerful work tells the stories of indigenous Tatar dissidents and their families on the Russian-occupied peninsula
Student reading list: Art and protest
Art has been used as a form of protest during times of crisis throughout history. It is a popular and, at times, effective platform to express opinions about societal problems
World Poetry Day: Seamus Heaney’s love of language
It’s the 17th annual World Poetry Day, which was first declared by Unesco in 1999 to help meet the world’s aesthetic needs by promoting the reading and writing of poetry
Smockey: “Not everyone is lucky enough to have a microphone in front of them”
Searching for “dissident artists” online, you’d be forgiven for thinking they are a purely Chinese or Russian phenomenon. But for every Ai Weiwei
Index Awards Fellowship: The day after winning, it’s right back to surviving
Almost a year on from the 2015 Index awards, we catch up with last year’s winners to draw some inspiration for the free speech battles ahead
Freedom of expression awards playlist
As the annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards gala approaches, we’ve highlighted some of the musical talent of previous
Student reading lists: Music and censorship
To mark the launch of the Music In Exile Fund, Index on Censorship has compiled a reading list of articles that have appeared in the magazine since 1982 and deal with censorship and music
Meltem Arikan: Aren’t women’s voices equivalent to muteness in Turkey?
In a new poem written for Index on Censorship, Turkish playwright and author Meltem Arikan explores the status of women in Turkey.
Arts organisations taking the offensive
Index on Censorship’s conference
Taking the Offensive, held at London’s Southbank Centre highlighted how artistic freedom in the UK is under threat. The conference focused on how arts organisations support artistic freedom especially when controversy is arises
PLUS: Artistic freedom under threat, says Southbank director