Index is delighted to be launching a new project, based on its past work on art and offence, that will offer artists, producers and curators help in negotiating controversial issues and free expression. In partnership with advocacy group Vivarta,...
Maajid Nawaz: On blasphemy
Guest post: In an essay for Centre Forum Maajid Nawaz, author of Radical, stresses the importance of strong liberal leadership in the face of extremist minorities
Take action: demand the release of journalists and activists in Azerbaijan
On 27 January, a court in Baku extended the pre-trial detention for the investigative journalist. As Azerbaijan continues its crackdown on civil society, Index on Censorship, Platform and 89up have launched a petition calling for the immediate...
Index on Censorship announces shortlist for 2015 Freedom of Expression Awards
* South American cartoonist and mafia investigator shortlisted for 2015 Freedom of Expression award * Other nominees include a jailed Moroccan rapper, the lawyers who fought Turkey’s social media ban, and a Mexican news platform fighting...
Index Awards 2015: Meet the 17 nominees who fight for free expression
A journalist under 24-hour protection because of his reports into the Italian mafia, an Ecuadorian cartoonist facing prosecution for mocking a congressmen’s pay packet, and lawyers who challenged Turkey over its social media ban, are among those shortlisted for the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
10 Feb: Four years of revolution: Bahrainis insist on political change
Lord Avebury, the Vice Chairman of the Parliamentary Human Rights Group cordially invites you to a press conference on: Four years of revolution: Bahrainis insist on political change Four years ago the people of Bahrain flocked to the streets in...
Ten countries where people have been arrested over social media messages
This week prominent Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to six months over a tweet
Cressida Brown: Walking the tightrope between art and politics
Cressida Brown, artistic director of Offstage Theatre, talks about the genesis of Walking the Tightrope, a week of new plays to prompt discussion around art and politics.
Madam Chancellor: Tell Aliyev to respect civil society
Chancellor Angela Merkel Bundeskanzleramt Willy-Brandt-Straße 1 10557 Berlin Madam Chancellor, As members of the international NGO coalition ‘Sport for Rights’ we are appealing to you to make human rights a central subject in your meeting next...
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab sentenced for a tweet
Human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to six months imprisonment by a Bahraini court.
30 Jan: Walking the Tightrope – the tension between art and politics
Presenting the world premiere of a collection of 12 explosive political five minute plays by writers including Mark Ravenhill, Neil LaBute and Caryl Churchill. Arising from events and decisions relating to The Underbelly and Incubator Theatre's The...
Judges for 2015 Index Freedom of Expression Awards named
The awards have honoured some of the world’s most remarkable free expression heroes
