Index on Censorship is coming to Cardiff to ask the question: is Wales enjoying its right to artistic freedom of expression?
27 Nov: ArtFreedomWales free speech hearing
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Beyond Belief: Policing free expression
Ahead of tonight’s event The Artist and The Censor, we’re reposting our 2011 study about the policing of free expression.
Art and Conflict: The arts play a vital role in armed conflict
Art and Conflict is the result of a year-long research enquiry, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, exploring the extraordinary work of contemporary artists, activists and cultural organisations in the context of armed conflict, revolution and post-conflict.
20 Nov: The cost of free information (BBC Radio 3)
Catch Index CEO Jodie Ginsberg speaking at BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking Festival 2014
17 Nov: Protest against Azerbaijan civil society crackdown
For six months, Azerbaijan has been chairing the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Europe's top human rights body. During that period, Azerbaijan unleashed an unprecedented crackdown against civil society—including the imprisonment...
Azerbaijan must stop its suppression of civil society
Mr Ilham Aliyev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Avenue 7 1005 Baku Republic of Azerbaijan Fax: +994124923543 and +994124920625 Email: [email protected] Mr President, As the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe by the Republic of...
No more business as usual for Azerbaijan
Index on Censorship joins the Civic Solidarity Platform’s call to the Council of Europe to put real pressure on Azerbaijan to reverse its actions and release all those who have been imprisoned on unfounded charges.
Shout Art Loud: A “living report” on art and sexual violence in Egypt
Graffiti artists, cartoonists, dancers and actors are fighting back against rising levels of violence and sexism in the streets of Cairo, according to a new documentary from Index.
13 Nov: Is it ever better to censor than to cause offence?
Join Index as part of RADAR Festival at the Bush Theatre in London to explore the rights of the artist to free expression
Belarus: Stop harassment of human rights defenders
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Ireland with concurrent accreditation Mr....
Azerbaijan: Release Khalid Garayev, end witchhunt against journalists
A Baku court has sentenced opposition journalist Khalid Garayev to 25 days in detention, dealing a new blow to Azerbaijan’s independent media at a time when its civil society is being subjected to an unprecedented crackdown
Recap report: freedom of expression for artists working in Welsh in Wales?
The second ArtFreedomWales Google Hangout