Supporters of the author read extracts of his work to show their support as he remains in hospital following horrific attack on 12 August
Writers and free speech champions celebrate Salman Rushdie’s work
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Share your messages of support for Salman Rushdie
Join us in sending messages of support to the author, who was attacked as he prepared to give a lecture in New York state in August 2022
Read Salman Rushdie from the Index on Censorship archives
On 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie, the author of the book The Satanic Verses, was attacked as he prepared to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, an arts and education centre in New York state.
Index supports The Shift News in freedom of information battle with the government of Malta
The media outlet had requested details of dealings between government entities and Media Today co-owner Saviour Balzan
Index on Censorship files media freedom alert after Sinn Féin MLA legal action
Index on Censorship is concerned at the lawsuits that have been filed against journalist Malachi O’Doherty and columnist Ruth Dudley Edwards. Both are being sued individually by Sinn Féin politician Gerry Kelly MLA, who is claiming aggravated...
Co-chairs of UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcome Government’s action on SLAPPs
Dominic Raab to announce legislative measures that includes recommendations from coalition co-led by Index on Censorship
Joint statement on the introduction of charges for media coverage of party conferences
Political parties introduce charges for journalists’ access to conferences. Alliance of media and free speech organisations warns any charges will restrict open democracy
We stand with Rappler as they are ordered to shutdown
Dear readers and viewers, We thought this day would never come, even as we were warned in the first of week of December last year that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would be handing down a ruling against us. Because we have acted in...
Bill of Rights will seriously undermine freedom of expression in the UK
Index joins other organisations in calling for the UK Government to abandon proposals that would weaken or replace the Human Rights Act
Contents – The battle for Ukraine: Artists, journalists and dissidents respond
The summer issue of Index magazine concentrated its efforts on the developing situation between Russia and Ukraine and consequential effects around Europe and the world. We decided to give voice to journalists, artists and dissidents who chose to...
The battle for Ukraine: Artists, journalists and dissidents respond
Volume 51.02 Summer 2022
Russia now: Censorship. Misinformation. War. What’s Next?
Join Index on Censorship and Pushkin House for a night discussing freedom of expression in Russia as part of the launch of the latest issue of Index on Censorship magazine. The 2022 summer magazine looks at how the Russian invasion in Ukraine...