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PRESS RELEASE: UK artists self censoring their work for fear of causing offence

January 28, 2013

Leading figures from the arts, legal and police circles will come together on Tuesday Jan 29 for a ground-breaking conference that will explore the growth of self-censorship by artists and the arts sector through fear of legal reprisals or a public backlash if artistic work causes offence. Taking the Offensive: Defending artistic freedom of expression [...]

PRESS RELEASE: Index Freedom of Expression Awards 2013 shortlist announced

January 17, 2013

Index on Censorship has announced the shortlist for the 2013 Index Freedom of Expression Awards. Included in the list are the Hillsborough Family Support Group, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafazai and Russian punk group Pussy Riot. The awards recognise journalists, bloggers, digital activists, campaigners and artists around the world who, directly or indirectly, are fighting against [...]

PRESS RELEASE: Internet explosion backfires for Europe’s last dictator

January 4, 2013

Belarus’s plans for economic growth through internet expansion backfires as social protests move online. Report reveals Europe’s last dictatorship now clamping down on internet dissent with new technologies for total state surveillance of the population. A report released on Friday by Index on Censorship details the harsh response of the authoritarian government in Belarus after [...]

PRESS RELEASE: SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES RECOGNISE THERE IS NO RIGHT NOT TO BE OFFENDED

December 19, 2012

Index on Censorship welcomes the Crown Prosecution Service’s Interim guidelines on prosecuting cases involving communications sent via social media, published today – but warned that a lack of clarity over what is ‘grossly offensive’ could still lead to free speech being chilled. Index CEO Kirsty Hughes said: ‘Index has challenged the increasing criminalisation of social [...]

PRESS RELEASE: Index calls for “snooper’s charter” to be withdrawn – not amended

December 11, 2012

Index welcomes the Joint Committee report on the draft Communications Data Bill (known as the “snooper’s charter”), which recognises that the bill pays ‘insufficient attention to the duty to respect the right to privacy, and goes much further than it need or should for the purpose of providing necessary and justifiable official access to communications [...]

PRESS RELEASE: Index on Censorship opposes recommendations for the statutory underpinning of press regulation

November 29, 2012

Index on Censorship opposes recommendations for the statutory underpinning of press regulation Index urges that there is a serious, considered debate about Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations. The free speech organisation opposes the statutory underpinning of press regulation proposed by Lord Justice Leveson. Kirsty Hughes, Chief Executive of Index on Censorship said: “We consider that the [...]

PRESS RELEASE: Index on Censorship concerned about the statutory element in Leveson’s recommendations

November 29, 2012

In response to Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations for the UK press, Kirsty Hughes, Chief Executive of Index on Censorship said: “Index urges that there is a serious, considered debate about Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations. We are worried about the statutory-voluntary approach to independent press regulation, which is similar to the Irish model, even if it [...]

PRESS RELEASE: ‘FREE SPEECH BITES’: PODCAST SERIES EXPLORES THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREE SPEECH

November 14, 2012

Index on Censorship, in association with SAGE, has launched a podcast series Free Speech Bites, available with transcripts here and on iTunes. In each episode, celebrated philosophy writer Nigel Warburton (Philosophy Bites) and guests explore the concept of free expression, why it matters and highlight individuals who advanced the idea of freedom of thought. The [...]

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