In some countries, there have been flourishing underground music scenes sprouting up in the last few years, despite a continuing trend of censorship of the arts and governmental suppression
Underground music around the world playlist
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Mapping Media Freedom: Week in focus
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project identifies an abundance of verified threats, violations and limitations
Swift changes to media landscape set Poland further down the partisan road
Poland has undergone rapid changes since the right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS) won the overall majority in the Sejm
Slovenia: How a neo-Nazi exposé almost landed a journalist in jail
Mapping Media Freedom correspondent Mitra Nazar speaks to journalist Anuska Delic about the article that almost landed her in prison for three years
Lord Avebury, Liberal Democrat peer and human rights defender, dies at 87
Index on Censorship is saddened to hear of the death of Eric Avebury, a staunch defender of human rights
Portugal: Waves of layoffs hollow out press
The closing months of 2015 were enough to prove that Portuguese journalism is facing a serious challenge from which it probably won’t emerge the same
Fight the power: Protest in hip-hop playlist
Beyoncé has joined an array of artists using their music to bring light to injustices black Americans have faced throughout the history of the US.
Index on Censorship Youth Advisory Board: January to June 2016
Index on Censorship recently appointed a new youth advisory board who attend monthly online meetings to discuss current freedom of expression issues and complete related tasks.
European democracies fail to live up to their own standards on freedom of the press
Freedom of the press has always been a pretty reliable litmus test for the state of any democracy. However, as Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project shows
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