It is very worrying that a theatre production about an important subject and one that young people need to be able to discuss and debate should be closed down.
Cancellation of Homegrown is very worrying
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Index on Censorship
Anniversary of human rights defender’s arrest marks year of unprecedented repression in Azerbaijan
The Sport for Rights Coalition calls on the international community to immediately and publicly condemn the government of Azerbaijan’s actions and take concrete steps to support Azerbaijani civil society.
#StandUpForSatire: Top UK comedians come together in support of Index
Host Al Murray was joined by a stellar line-up of stand-up comics before a sell-out crowd of 900
Moroccan authorities commit to giving satirist identity documents
Journalist Ali Lmrabet had been holding a hunger strike in front of the UN’s Geneva offices since 24 June because of Moroccan authorities’ refusals to renew his identity documents
Comedy is everywhere
From the Index on Censorship magazine archive, November 1977, banned novelist, playwright, and short story writer Milan Kundera writes on committed literature, the death of the novel, the nature of comedy, and more
Student reading lists: comedy and censorship
This reading list collates a number of articles looking at the relationship between comedy and censorship, including a recent piece by Samm Farai Monro aka Comrade Fatso
Open letter to the King of Morocco in support of Ali Lmrabet
Dozens of internationally recognised journalists, free expression activists and writers have signed a letter supporting Ali Lmrabet, a Moroccan journalist who is on hunger strike in Geneva
Khadija Ismayilova tells court she is innocent of politically motivated charges
Index calls on Azerbaijan’s government to drop all charges against investigative journalist who has been in detention since December 2014
New guidance for arts professionals on controversial productions
Index on Censorship and advocacy group Vivarta, supported by law firms Bindmans, Clifford Chance and others, have launched a new set of guidelines to help artists, curators and exhibitors navigate the legal framework underpinning artistic freedom of expression.
They shoot comedians
From Index on Censorship magazine January/February 2000, edited transcripts of satirical works by the late Colombian journalist and humourist Jaime Garzion
Public Order
An artistic performance or exhibition may present material or themes that cause offence to members of the public or members of different social groups.
Counter Terrorism
Counter-terrorism is a complex and controversial area of the law, not least because the offences are often very widely drafted.