Editor’s pick 2008: Matthew Bown

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

A return to law and order, national pride and upright morals is colliding with Russia’s exuberant and scandal-seeking art world, writes Matthew Bown for Index on Censorship magazine’s Amnesty award-winning ‘How Free is the Russian Media’ issue.

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Editor’s pick 2008: Aryeh Neier on Skokie

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

In this exclusive article for Index on Censorship magazine, Aryeh Neier (right) recalls the controversial Skokie First Amendment case –– still a landmark in the history of free expression after more than 30 years

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Editor’s pick 2008: Kenan Malik

Monday, December 29th, 2008

The twentieth anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s death sentence on Salman Rushdie (right) takes place in February 2009. In this article for Index on Censorship magazine, Kenan Malik looks at the changes in liberal attitudes to free expression and offence from the Satanic Verses controversy to the present day.
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Editor’s pick 2008: Ai Weiwei

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

China’s greatest artist, Ai Weiwei, caused controversy in the summer when he announced he would stay away from the Olympic Games, despite being the creative mind behind Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Stadium.

In an exclusive interview for Index on Censorship‘s ‘Made in China issue’, he told Simon Kirby about challenging state censorship and the status quo.

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Anna Politkovskaya: unanswered questions

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Three men are facing trial for the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, but the investigation is far from over. Index on Censorship reports

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On liberty

Friday, August 15th, 2008

The United Nations is right to condemn Britain’s free expression record. But its criticisms would hold more weight if it demonstrated a stronger anti-censorship line itself, writes
Jo Glanville
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Slightly chilled

Friday, July 25th, 2008

The latest high-profile, UK privacy case raises critical questions for press freedom, writes Jo Glanville
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Who killed Hrant Dink?

Monday, July 7th, 2008

As the murder trial continues this week in Turkey, the investigation remains far from complete. Jo Glanville spoke to Dink family lawyer Fethiye Çetin about the case
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