Police apologise for withholding name of charged officer

May 2nd, 2013

Secrecy of Warwickshire police “against open justice” says Index on Censorship chief

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Index on Censorship: Leveson, the Royal Charter and press regulation

April 11th, 2013

Demotix

Index on Censorship views press freedom as one core part of the fundamental right to freedom of expression.
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Global view

March 26th, 2013

Index CEO Kirsty Hughes looks at the current climate for free speech around the world, from press regulation in the UK to ongoing challenges to digital freedom (more…)

Leveson debate must be brought back from brink

March 17th, 2013

Basic principles are at stake as confusion reigns ahead of Monday’s vote, says Index chief executive Kirsty Hughes
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Index on Censorship’s response to the Leveson report

February 15th, 2013

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

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“Human rights are not an impediment to effective policing”

February 4th, 2013

Index on Censorship’s Kirsty Hughes talks to Sir Hugh Orde, one of the UK’s most senior police officers, about protest, public order and politics
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Leveson: The way ahead for a free press in the UK

December 20th, 2012

A tough but voluntary regulator is the best way to ensure a free press and a fair society, Index says in a new policy note (more…)

Why journalism and politics should remain independent

December 13th, 2012

Leveson’s “statutory underpinning” is no way to protect press freedom, says Kirsty Hughes
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