Seven organisations including Index are closely monitoring the cases of two journalists who reported on a major financial scandal
Greece: Concern over criminal charges against investigative reporters
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Index on Censorship
Index reiterates its support for Carole Cadwalladr as she faces SLAPP trial
We join seventeen other organisations in supporting the award-winning journalist who is facing a week-long defamation trial in London this week
Belarus: Join the campaign to free our friends Andrei Aliaksandrau and Irina Zlobina
It is now a year since our former colleague and his partner were detained following Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s disputed election victory
COP26: A Review
In a recent interview with the Guardian, the president of COP26 Alok Sharma expressed concern that the agreements made at the Glasgow summit will end up as “a bunch of meaningless promises”. Two months on from the summit, it is timely to take stock...
Index Chair Trevor Phillips honoured with knighthood
Phillips is honoured with knighthood for his work on understanding Covid-19
Hong Kong arrests series of journalists in large-scale assault on media freedom
The arrests of prominent Hong Kong journalists and activists are an assault on media freedom and we must shout loudly against them
Playing With Fire: How theatre is resisting the oppressor
Volume 50.03 Autumn 2021
Contents – Playing with fire: how theatre is resisting the oppressor
The Winter issue of Index magazine highlights the battles fought by theatre of resistance across the world and how they've been enduring different forms of censorship. Writer Jonathan Maitland dives deeply into the history of theatre censorship in...
Index condemns the conviction of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Index on Censorship condemns the sentencing to four years in prison of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and calls for all charges to be dropped. She was convincted of incitement and also of breaking Covid regulations during the campaign for the...
Who is 2021’s Tyrant of the Year? WINNER ANNOUNCED
The individual who has been voted the most oppressive in 2021 by Index readers has been named
Playing with Fire: How theatre is resisting the oppressors
How is Turkish theatre resisting censorship and oppression? Join Meltem Arikan, Kaya Genç, and Kate Maltby for a recital and Q&A. Join us for the launch of the new Index on Censorship magazine, Playing with Fire: How theatre is resisting the...
Lawsuits against the author and publisher of Putin’s People are SLAPPs
Nineteen organisations condemn the legal actions against Catherine Belton and HarperCollins