As UK Home Secretary Theresa May pushes for more anti-terror powers, Charley Kai John sketches a nightmare vision of the impact on campuses
Free thought on campus: nothing to see here
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CATEGORY: Politics and Society
Egypt: Regime pushes self-censorship on journalists
The “loyalty pledge” taken by the editors of Egypt’s largest newspapers has been seen as unusual even in a country where the media is in lockstep with the regime. Shahira Amin reports
No justice: how impunity silences journalists
Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity, journalists from around the world tell Index why impunity is a serious threat to free expression
Ecuador: Why are critics being shutdown on Twitter?
A Spanish company — Ares Right — has been targeting the social media accounts of critics of the Ecuadorean government
Padraig Reidy: Gerry Adams’ half-remembered Republican mythology
As with much half-remembered Republican mythology, Gerry Adams’ quip at a US fundraiser wasn’t the whole story.
Central African Republic: Chaos and self-censorship stalk nation’s journalists
Africa’s “forgotten crisis” is exacerbated by a breakdown in the media, which forces the population to live in an information blackout.
Padraig Reidy: The Soviet Union may be dead, but Soviet disinformation tactics remain
The Kremlin is playing the same games now as it did in its darkest days. Democrats should be ready to fight back.
Padraig Reidy: Courageous journalism should not come with a price
As the International Day to End Impunity approaches, we must remember not to become enamoured with the idea that a good journalist should die for the cause
Jaspreet Singh: Ghosts of 1984
The novelist shares his memories of the aftermath of the assassination of then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and its devastating impact on the country’s Sikh citizens
Padraig Reidy: Collective outrage and imagined slights
Padraig Reidy explores when writers are attacked for using their imaginations.