Pope Benedict XVI has said the suffering of Holocaust victims must never be denied as he visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem. Read more here
Pope condemns denial of Holocaust
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Index on Censorship
Freedom for Roxana Saberi!
John Cookson on Roxana Saberi
AC Grayling: “It’s a surprise to learn how universal censorship is”
While even the most tyrannical regime will pay lip service to free speech, it is a right that is constantly denied There are two bedrock civil liberties without which the very idea of civil liberty is empty. They are freedom of speech and due...
Roxana Saberi freed from Iran
American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, who was convicted on espionage charges, has been released by a Tehran court. Read more here
Channel 4 news team deported from Sri Lanka
Three Channel 4 reporters have been deported from Sri Lanka after broadcasting details on living conditions and alleged sexual abuse on war refugees in displacement camps. Read more here
PAST EVENT: Guardian Hay Festival: The Index on Censorship Lecture with Geoffrey Robertson QC
Guardian Hay Festival: The Index on Censorship Lecture with Geoffrey Robertson QC
PAST EVENT: Queer Up North Festival with Kenan Malik
Queer Up North Festival with Kenan Mailk
PAST EVENT: Liberty 75th Anniversary Conference
Liberty 75th Anniversary Conference
PAST EVENT: Index on Censorship at Global Forum on Freedom of Expression in Oslo
Index on Censorship at Global Forum on Freedom of Expression in Oslo
Lebedev ‘cannot pay staff’
Evening Standard owner Alexander Lebedev has delayed payment to 120 staff on his award-winning Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, after running into financial difficulties. Read more here
Eady rules against Singh in chiropractic defamation case
The English High Court has ruled that science writer Simon Singh, must show that the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) was deliberately dishonest in promoting chiropractic as a treatment for various children’s ailments. Mr Justice Eady ruled,...
US cyberbully bill is ‘threat to free speech’
American bloggers say proposals for a new law, potentially making illegal to criticise or mock people online, will threaten freedom of expression. Read more here