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Free Speech is For Me College Tour – University of Delaware

 The University of Delaware chapter of our Rebels’ Tour of the USA, in partnership with PEN America
2019-10-09

Free Speech is For Me College Tour – University of Pennsylvania

 The University of Pennsylvania chapter of our Rebels’ Tour of the USA, where we highlight that Free Speech is for Everyone
2019-10-09

Free Speech is For Me College Tour – Columbia University

 The Columbia University chapter of our Rebels’ Tour of the USA, where we highlight that Free Speech is for Everyone
2019-10-09

This Week at Index: China – 70 years of regressive free speech curbs

 As the People's Republic of China celebrates 70 years, we reflect on the curbs to freedom of expression there
2019-10-04

Swearing is fucking vital for free speech

 Why is swearing offensive? Is fuck only a swearword because we’ve all agreed that it is? Are there any benefits of swearing? Would the regulation of swearing compromise the freedom of expression of those being regulated? 
2019-09-25

Islamophobia rules would threaten free speech (The Telegraph)

 Should journalists ever steer clear of a story because it might increase tensions between communities? Should they censor certain topics – or even jokes – because someone finds them “insensitive”? In a free society like ours, surely not. A journalist’s job is to write accurately, without fear or favour, on the news of the day. […]
2019-09-06

This week at Index: Free Speech Is For Me
2019-08-23

New free speech campaign to train up advocates in UK and US

 Index on Censorship, one of the world’s leading freedom of expression groups, wants to reverse the trend of free speech being pitted against advocacy for social change.
2019-08-22

Free speech was being suppressed in Kashmir for a long time before the latest crisis

 We report on the border region's long-term crackdown on communications well before the latest news blackout. Rituparna Chatterjee, talked to academics and journalists about what it has been like to live there
2019-08-14

We’re going for a lie down in the free speech tent… it’s been a busy few months

 Summer is here! As Index gets its tent ready for another festival this weekend, I wanted to share some highlights from the past few months and give you a sneak peek of what we have in store for the autumn.
2019-08-02

Free Speech Is For Me
2019-07-30

Free speech, hate speech and over-reach with Jodie Ginsberg (Our Man In Stockholm)

 The recent rise of far-right hate speech, boosted and amplified on social media, has proved a danger to our democracies and our most basic human rights - so in these battle for rights, who wins out in the end?
2019-06-03