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Ruth Anderson
CEO at Index on Censorship
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Why critics like Jay Rayner have a role in battling self-censorship
Our CEO ponders the challenges of being a reviewer after reading the latest column from the Observer's restaurant writer
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Reflections six months on from 7 October
Our CEO says that we must address the root causes of a conflict that has led to the deaths of more than 31,000 people
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When is a landslide not a landslide?
It’s a question which Vladimir Putin has clearly been thinking about after what would ordinarily be considered a decisive win in last week’s Russia...
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Why withdrawal of labour is the ultimate expression of freedom
Forty years on from the miners' strike, our CEO says we are duty-bound to uphold and defend the right to express dissent
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Remembering the women who pay the ultimate price for freedom
On International Women's Day, our CEO Ruth Anderson reflects on another deadly 12 months for female dissidents
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Mexico: Obrador’s attacks on freedom reach new heights
The Mexican president is attacking independent institutions and publicly shared a critical journalist's telephone number
The fragility of freedom
Recent history has shown us our own naïveté of hoping for an end to horrors like the Holocaust
2024, the year that four billion go the polls
Your ballot is a shield against would-be despots and tyrants and the consequences of your vote go far beyond your immediate neighbourhood
Putin’s control threatens Russian dissident voices
Whilst war rages in Ukraine it is easy to lose sight of those saying loudly that the Russian state doesn’t act in their name
We must not stay silent on Iran’s use of the death penalty
Hundreds have been executed in Iran this year as the regime continues to punish those involved in the protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death
Moments of Freedom in a bleak year
Our CEO Ruth Anderson talks about our year-end campaign, launched next week, which will focus on the times when light breaks through the darkness
If X is so hateful, why are we still on it?
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, we decided to wait and see whether it would remain a bastion of free speech as he promised. How’s that going?
Curtailing creativity today will lead to greater censorship tomorrow
Hungary’s banning of photos that promote LGBTQI+ lifestyles and the sacking of the head of the country’s National Museum are chilling reminders that Europe is not immune from criticism
Why academic freedom and freedom of speech are not the same thing
The right to debate ideas in universities does not give free rein to voice hateful ideas outside that environment
Rights are still under attack globally
While the world is watching one conflict, our gaze is diverted from other important stories, writes the Index CEO
“There is no book so dangerous that it should not be available in a library”
The banning of books has repeatedly proven to be a key tool in the arsenal of tyrants and repressive regimes, writes our CEO