CATEGORY: mobile

Comedy is everywhere

From the Index on Censorship magazine archive, November 1977, banned novelist, playwright, and short story writer Milan Kundera writes on committed literature, the death of the novel, the nature of comedy, and more

Student reading lists: comedy and censorship

by Index on Censorship | 27 Jul 15

This reading list collates a number of articles looking at the relationship between comedy and censorship, including a recent piece by Samm Farai Monro aka Comrade Fatso

Open letter to the King of Morocco in support of Ali Lmrabet

by Index on Censorship | 27 Jul 15

Dozens of internationally recognised journalists, free expression activists and writers have signed a letter supporting Ali Lmrabet, a Moroccan journalist who is on hunger strike in Geneva

Khadija Ismayilova tells court she is innocent of politically motivated charges

by Index on Censorship | 24 Jul 15

Index calls on Azerbaijan’s government to drop all charges against investigative journalist who has been in detention since December 2014

#UnsilencingPakistan: A tribute to Sabeen Mahmud

by Max Goldbart | 24 Jul 15

“Tonight, please don’t forget to laugh and dream out loud, that would be the best tribute you could pay to Sabeen”, said Mahenaz Mahmud via video at Unsilencing Pakistan, a Thursday 23 July event co-hosted by Index on Censorship at London’s Conway Hall.

Sri Lanka: Colombo Telegraph facing censorship despite presidential promise

by Rohan Jayasekera | 24 Jul 15

The Colombo Telegraph, Sri Lanka’s most iconoclastic investigative news website, is gearing up for this year’s second national election. And once again they face the threat of censorship — despite a presidential promise to bring it to an end

New guidance for arts professionals on controversial productions

by Index on Censorship | 24 Jul 15

Index on Censorship and advocacy group Vivarta, supported by law firms Bindmans, Clifford Chance and others, have launched a new set of guidelines to help artists, curators and exhibitors navigate the legal framework underpinning artistic freedom of expression.