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SNAPSHOTS – Photos From Azerbaijan (12 December)
The world’s spotlight has moved on from Azerbaijan. But Azerbaijan is still beset by intimidation and violence, leading newspapers are under attack and independent journalists like Khadija Ismayilova and Idrak Abbasov continue to find themselves unable to work without fearing for their safety. Join us for a photography exhibition and evening reception in the working artist’s studio at the
Around Town: The Hackney Debate. Social Media – Blessing or Curse? (29 November)
Chaired by the BBC’s George Alagiah, the Hackney Debates have proven a popular addition the London calendar, returning to St. Peter’s Church for the fifth time. The theme this time is the impact of social media on society. Do services such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have a positive or negative effect? Speaking
Around Town: London Crypto Festival (Digital Freedom) (30 November)
Freaked out by spiralling revelations of NSA surveillance? Worried that the spooks have subverted the internet at every level to make it a vast, multi-layered panopticon? Or simply wary of the way services like Facebook & Google can profile you for advertising? Whatever your paranoia, now is not the time to give
Should young people have the right to be forgotten online?
In light of the recently passed Californian law allowing minors to delete any of their online activity, Index organised a Google Hangout in association with student newspapers York Vision and The Student Journals, on whether young people should have the right to be forgotten on social media. Watch the discussion
2nd December – UK Premiere ‘Article 12′ & Q&A with Index CEO Kirsty Hughes
To mark Human Rights Day, the United Nations in partnership with DocHouse, present the UK Premiere of ‘Article 12′ - a thought-provoking exposé on our current obsession with voyeurism, surveillance technologies, power and control. Featuring leading academic and commentator Noam Chomsky, the film uses the 12th article of the Universal Declaration
19 November – Participation, Politics and Power
Speakers Professor Mary Beard – Professor of Classics, University of Cambridge Caroline Dinenage MP – Conservative Chris Bryant MP – Labour Helen Lewis – Deputy Editor, New Statesman Padraig Reidy – News Editor, Index on Censorship Chair: Jackie Ashley – Journalist and broadcaster Where and When 19:30 – 21:00, Tuesday
4 November Mass Surveillance – the debate in Britain must not be silenced
Confirmed speakers: Alan Rusbridger in conversation with William Sieghart David Davis MP Sir Simon Jenkins Jo Glanville Tom Watson MP RIBA 66 Portland PAce London W1B 1AD Monday, 4 November 2 0 1 3 6.4 5 – 9.0 0 P M RSVP: surveillanceevent@gmail.com Revelations about mass surveillance operations by the
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