Index chief executive and 2019 Freedom of Expression Award winner Mimi Mefo join a panel of experts to discuss challenges to media freedom worldwide.
Freedom and the fourth estate
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Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship calls for release of Tanzanian journalist Erick Kabendera
Index on Censorship calls for the release of Tanzanian journalist Erick Kabendera who has been held in prison for two months
One year after murder of Khashoggi, NGOs renew call for justice
One year after the death of Jamal Khashoggi, Index and other organisations call for the opening of a thorough, independent and effective criminal investigation into the murder of the journalist
Liberty and Index at the Conservative Party Conference
This event will explore the panoply of challenges to freedom of speech in the UK
Russia: Press freedom violations September 2019
There were 14 incidents in Russia in September 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
This week at Index: Facial recognition raises perils for privacy
Tech experts explained how facial recognition will reduce us all to an unchangeable number.
Index at the Power of Print seminar
Now in its ninth year, the Power of Print seminar attracts 200 leaders from the print, paper, publishing, packaging and media industries.
German jury rescinds book award for British author Kamila Shamsie over BDS support (Middle East Monitor)
Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of Index on Censorship, said it was disturbing that Shamsie was being punished “for her personal opinions”. “An award…has been withdrawn because the writer personally supports a non-violent movement that is intended...
International Editors’ Roundtable
Index’s Rachael Jolley is a panellist at the International Editors’ Roundtable at the IWM in Vienna
This week at Index: Banned Books Week is upon us
Banned Books Week kicks off on Sunday
Cuba’s Campaign Against Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara (Hyperallergic, 19 September 2019)
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a self-taught artist of colour from a humble background in Cuba, has been the target of an ongoing campaign of intimidation and harassment for the past two years. The independent artist, who is targeted for challenging...
Kamila Shamsie’s book award withdrawn over her part in Israel boycott (The Guardian)
Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of Index on Censorship, said that it was deeply disturbing that Shamsie had been stripped of the honour “for her personal opinions. “An award meant to recognise a writer for ‘outstanding literary contributions to the...