Cameroonian singer Lapiro de Mbanga gives an exclusive interview to Daniel Brown from prison on protest, politics and the art of satire
Voice to the Voiceless
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Index on Censorship
Bring music, bring life
In the new issue of Index on Censorship magazine, Daniel Barenboim tells Clemency Burton-Hill why music provides a model for living and governments continue to fear the power of its influence
Mike Harris on the death of Aleh Byabenin in Belarus
Mike Harris on the death of Aleh Byabenin in Belarus
Malaysia: Editor and blogger charged for “indecent” online content
Irwan Abdul Rahman, a Malaysian editor and blogger known as "Hassan Skodeng" was charged on 2 September 2010 with publishing false information on his satirical blog. He was accused of publishing online content deemed "obscene, indecent, false,...
US: Craigslist “adult” adverts censored
Classified ad site Craigslist has closed its "Adult Services" section, after a campaign by 17 states to have it removed. Attorneys general from Montana to Virginia wrote a letter to Craigslist chief executive Jim Buckmaster last month, urging him...
Smashed Hits on the BBC
Smashed Hits on the BBC
Suspicions over ‘suicide’ of Belarus activist Aleh Byabenin
Index on Censorship is deeply concerned by the suspected suicide of one of Belarus’s leading human rights activists, Aleh Byabenin. Byabenin was found dead in his country house on the outskirts of Minsk yesterday (Friday 3 September) at 5.30pm local time by a family friend. No suicide note was found
Smashed Hits 2.0
Press release – 2 September 2010 Daniel Barenboim, Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood, Femi Kuti, Will Self and Gilad Atzmon discuss music and censorship in the new issue of Index on Censorship ‘Smashed Hits 2.0’ – publication date 8 September. In...
BlackBerry to allow Indian government limited access
Smartphone message monitoring may be necessary for governments, but it should not turn to mere snooping, says Salil Tripathi
Azerbaijan: Authorities refuse to investigate attack on journalists
Security guards who attacked two journalists may go unpunished after authorities refused to investigate the case. Elmin Badalov and Anar Gerayly were beaten by a wealthy businessman's private security guards on 28 July. The two newspaper reporters...
PAST EVENT: Banned Books – is censorship by public libraries ever acceptable?
Banned Books – is censorship by public libraries ever acceptable? 15 September, 5.30pm
Iran: New wave of censorship just a drop in the ocean
Prohibitions on reporting on green movement leaders are just the latest restrictions imposed by the Islamic Republic. Negar Esfandiary reports