Posts Tagged ‘Index on Censorship’
May 24th, 2010
Join Index on Censorship at the Hay Literary and Arts Festival from 27 May to 6 June
Visit the Index stand in the main festival site for special Hay subscription rates, freebies and special guests.
Index will have events on both weekends of the festival. On 30 May, Chief Executive John Kampfner discusses his latest book Freedom for Sale: How We Made Money and Lost Our Liberty
More details here
On 6 June, Index on Censorship hosts a discussion on artistic ownership:
Copyright, Copyleft and Artistic Freedom in the Information Age: Who Owns the Words?, featuring David Shields, John Sutherland, Feargal Sharkey, Sarah Hunter, and Claire Armitstead
More details here
Full details of the UK’s premier literary festival at www.hayfestival.com
May 21st, 2010
Peruvian community radio activists honoured in Lima. Ángel García Català reports
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May 17th, 2010
Index on Censorship Chief Executive John Kampfner discusses his book Freedom for Sale at the UK’s biggest literary festival
30 May
2.30PM OXFAM STUDIO, £5
John Kampfner
Freedom for Sale: How We Made Money and Lost Our Liberty
Why is it that so many people around the world appear willing to give up freedoms in return for either security or prosperity?
More details at www.hayfestival.com
May 14th, 2010
Join Index on Censorship, Google, Facebook and Privacy International for a debate on the internet and free speech at the Free Word Centre on 12 May at 6.30pm
With
Richard Allan, Director of Policy EU, Facebook
Anthony House, European Policy and Communications Manager, Google
Gus Hosein, Policy Director, Privacy International
Chaired by Jo Glanville, Editor, Index on Censorship
New technology has revolutionised freedom of expression, but it’s also transformed the business of censorship. Governments can monitor and control information as never before, while filtering and punitive action is becoming the norm — whether in the name of child protection or intellectual property. So what will it take to make the internet safe for free speech?
To reserve a place email bookings@freewordonline.com or call 020 7324 2570
Free Word Centre
60 Farringdon Road
London EC1R 3GA
Map here
Nearest tube Farringdon
Read the latest issue of Index on Censorship on technology and free speech Brave New Words , with Rebecca MacKinnon, David Drummond, Ron Deibert and Ian Brown.
April 29th, 2010
Supported by Index on Censorship, campaigners from across the UK and abroad are to converge on London’s Trafalgar Square on 3 May in support of Zarganar, Burma’s most famous comedian turned prisoner of conscience.
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March 11th, 2010
The 10th Annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards honour those who, often at great personal risk, have fought to expose censorship and abuse. Read the full shortlist here.
The night is also Index’s most important fundraising event. Your support in the auction will help fund our work for the next 12 months, so bid early and bid high!
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January 21st, 2010
The new coalition government in Zimbabwe has so far failed to deliver on its promise of greater media freedom, says Stanley Kwenda
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January 20th, 2010
English PEN and Index on Censorship today welcome Jack Straw’s proposal to make dramatuc cuts to lawyers’ win fees in defamation cases, but warn that fees are only one part of a libel system in need of serious reform.
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