Nearly 40 free speech groups from across the world are calling on the European Union to take a stand against mass surveillance by the US and other governments. The groups have joined a petition organised by Index on Censorship, which has already...
What is actually happening? Following initial revelations in The Guardian by whistleblower Edward Snowden, reports by international media organisations, including the New York Times and Washington Post, have revealed that the US, UK and other...
A poem from the Ghanain writer murdered by Al-Shabab
Amy Fallon of Think Africa Press reports on a new project distributing low-cost books to Ugandan children
As Germany votes, what are the country’s big free expression issues? Index on Censorship investigates
From the magazine: President of the Society of Authors Philip Pullman and Chief Executive of Creative Commons Cathy Casserly debate the future of copyright
An excerpt from Exorcising Terror: the Incredible Unending Trial of General Augusto Pinochet by Chilean expatriate writer Ariel Dorfman
The United Kingdom has a reasonably good freedom of expression environment although for a long-established democracy, its record is average.
After a long day of work and parenting, my wife and I read our child stories in the hope that her five-year old brain and body will drift into slumber before ours do. This time spent together reading is a special, private respite from the demands...
Index on censorship has called upon the G20 countries to put free speech on the agenda when they meet in Saint Petersburg, Russia for a summit on 5-6 September. Index on Censorship Campaigns and Policy Director Marek Marczynski said: “The G20...
Британская организация «Индекс цензуры» (Index on Сensorship) обратилась к лидерам стран «Группы двадцати» (G20) с призывом обсудить ситуацию со свободой слова во время их саммита в Санкт-Петербурге 5-6 сентября. «“Большая двадцатка” должна...
The detention of David Miranda sets a dangerous precedent, says Dan Hyde