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Contra Band: Censored songs from Brazil and the UK
Join Index and Up Projects tomorrow: Contra Band is a new commission, by Leah Lovett, which brings together musicians and audiences from Brazil and the UK for an experimental live performance of songs censored in both countries between 1964-1985.
Recap Report: Wales as a centre of artistic freedom
ArtFreedomWales launched on Friday with the first online conversation about artistic freedom of expression in Wales.
ArtFreedomWales: Wales as a centre for artistic freedom of expression
The first of a series of online conversations -- this one with Tim Price - playwright, Kathryn Gray - poet and writer, Lisa Jen - musician/actor/writer and Leah Crossley – artist -- about artistic expression in Wales.
Draw the Line: Creative bombshells – Can art or journalism ever be terrorism?
Can a piece of writing lead to someone detonating a bomb? Does art have the power to incite violent acts of terrorism? When does a piece of writing, or a painting, or a film cross the line from being art or journalism into an act of terrorism? On June 23rd
Gorffennaf 18fed: Rhyddid Celf Cymru
Mae Index on Censorship yn falch o gyhoeddi y cyntaf o ddau ddigwyddiad mewn cyfres o drafodaethau ar-lein am ryddid mynegiant artistig yng Nghymru. Mae’r trafodaethau yn ran o raglen sydd yn edrych ar sut y mae rhyddid artistig yn cael ei ystyried, ei gefnogi, ei drafod a’i hyrwyddo ar
After the Wall: Index magazine launch at the Goethe Institut
It was a full house at the Goethe Institut in west London on Thursday night as Index magazine launched its latest issue with a debate on freedom in Europe, 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Did things turned out as we expected?
Draw the line: Engage free speech laggards
As cheers from the World Cup rumbled in the background, Index set up an online platform to debate the tussle between sport and freedom of speech.
Recap report: Draw the Line — Play on or red card?
Index hosted the first of our Draw the Line events on Monday, as ten young adults met to discuss issues surrounding the free expression records of the countries participating in the World Cup
Recap report: Beating retreat- Digital freedom in Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan
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10 July: Brick by brick – Freedom 25 years after the fall?
Twenty five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism in eastern Europe, join us on 10 July to ask whether any of us are truly freer now?
30 June: Play on or red card? A draw the line event
‘Football can inspire communities and break down barriers. Football is for all…everybody has the right to play football free from discrimination or prejudice’ - FIFA You won’t often see Belgium playing ball with Russia, or Iran standing shoulder to shoulder with Argentina. But events like the World Cup offer a
Recap report: Debating propaganda in wartime
Index on Censorship arrived at the Big Bookend Festival in Leeds to discuss whether it is acceptable for governments and others to withhold information from the public during a conflict
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Current Issue: Europe after the Berlin Wall
Don’t miss the summer issue of Index on Censorship magazine. As Europe prepares for the 25th anniversary of the wall’s demolition in November, Index on Censorship looks at how the continent has changed. Author Irena Maryniak explores the idea of a new divide that has formed further east. Writers include Polish journalist Konstanty Gebert, German crime writer Regula Venske and Helen Womack from Moscow. We also hear from Generation Wall – the young people who have grown up in a free eastern Europe.
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