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Let them know they are not forgotten

by Index on Censorship | 1 Dec 2020

Join us in sending messages of support to six human rights activists and journalists around the world who are #JailedNotForgotten

Index launches report looking at the real-world effects of Slapps on journalists

by Index on Censorship | 1 Dec 2020

As 60 organisations come together to ask the EU to develop legislation to stop vexatious lawsuits, we publish journalists’ accounts of being slapped with legal action

Slapped down: A report

by Index on Censorship | 1 Dec 2020

Six journalists speak about the legal efforts to silence them over their reporting

Index launches interactive tool for journalists facing legal threats

by Index on Censorship | 26 Nov 2020

The launch is part of the #StopSlapps campaign against the use of lawsuits to silence the media

UK lawyers uneasy about plan to prosecute hate speech at home (The Guardian)

by Index on Censorship | 9 Nov 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ruth Smeeth, Index's CEO, explained her criticism of the proposed removal of the "dwelling" privacy exemption currently in UK law. The change would mean a legal grey area where people could theoretically be...

Hate crime bill: Law would criminalise teatime chats, claim campaigners (Times)

by Index on Censorship | 9 Nov 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Index CEO Ruth Smeeth warned of new legislation in Scotland that would "govern what we say to each other over a cuppa". The new "hate crime bill" proposed in Scotland has been heavily criticised since its...

Index on Censorship receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund

by Index on Censorship | 12 Oct 2020

We have been awarded £55,441 as part of a government fund to help those in the arts face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic

New ‘online harm’ legislation is a threat to free speech (Independent)

by Index on Censorship | 7 Oct 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Index on Censorship CEO Ruth Smeeth has voiced her concerns regarding the proposed Online Harms Bill. Smeeth wrote in The Independent that the legislation, though well intentioned, would risk campaigning for...