Pornography is to art as prudery is to the censors
Deliberately lewd: Erica Jong
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Don’t weaken the UK’s Freedom of Information Act
Index joins media and campaign groups to oppose government’s Freedom of Information review
Azerbaijan detains journalist Ahmed Mukhtar
Freelance journalist Ahmed Mukhtar was detained at 7pm Friday 18 September in Azerbaijan
Coalition calls for release of detained journalist
Index on Censorship condemns Azerbaijan’s pressure on independent media
Moving towards inequality: Jemimah Steinfeld and Hannah Leung
In China, social benefits are tied an antiquated system of household registration that restricts benefits to the place where people were born. As hundreds of millions leave the countryside to seek employment in the cities, they are left without official jobs, legal protection or school places for their children. Jemimah Steinfeld and Hannah Leung report
Escape from Eritrea: Ismail Einashe
As refugees flee one of the world’s most repressive and secretive regimes, Ismail Einashe talks to Eritreans who have reached the UK but who still worry about the risks of speaking out
8 Oct: The elephant in the room: parallels between Martyr and Homegrown
Join Index on Censorship, Actors Touring Company and the Unicorn Theatre for an evening of theatre and debate on Thursday 8 Oct at 7pm.
13 Oct: Spies, secrets and lies
From China’s new security laws and South Korea’s new smartphone spies to Eritrea’s agents and the new fighters for free expression online. Where and what are the challenges today and how do they compare to the past?
Ukraine: “Serious blow to media freedom”
Index on Censorship condemns the move to ban 41 international journalists and bloggers from Ukraine
Free thinking: Reading list for the Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2015
In conjunction with the Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2015, we will be publishing a series of articles that complement many of the upcoming debates and discussions. We are offering these articles from Index on Censorship magazine for free (normally...
Drawing out the dark side: Martin Rowson
When it comes to depicting war, humour can be a critic’s most dangerous weapon, says Martin Rowson as he trips through the history of cartoons
Nominations open for Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards 2016
Beginning today, nominations for the 2016 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards are open.