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Index on Censorship
Free speech, hate speech and over-reach with Jodie Ginsberg (Our Man In Stockholm)
The recent rise of far-right hate speech, boosted and amplified on social media, has proved a danger to our democracies and our most basic human rights – so in these battle for rights, who wins out in the end?
Debate: State Security v Freedom of the Press
Recently Parliament has passed legislation, including the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and the Crime Overseas Production Orders Act 2019, aimed at protecting the UK from external threats such as terrorism and activities of “rogue” state actors
The UK government’s online harms white paper: implications for freedom of expression
Parliament must be fully involved in shaping the government’s proposals for online regulation as the proposals have the potential to cause large-scale impacts on freedom of expression and other rights.
Russia: Press freedom violations May 2019
There were 27 incidents in Russia in May 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Turkey: Press freedom violations May 2019
There were 39 incidents in Turkey in May 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Support service challenges censorship in the arts (Arts Professional, 31/5/2019)
Freedom of expression in the arts is under threat in the UK, according to a new advisory service for organisations facing issues of censorship. The Arts Censorship Support Service is an initiative from Index on Censorship.
Ukraine: Press freedom violations May 2019
There were 9 incidents in Ukraine in May 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Azerbaijan: Press freedom violations May 2019
There were 11 incidents in Azerbaijan in May 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Belarus: Press freedom violations May 2019
There were 8 incidents in Belarus in May 2019 recorded by Index’s monitoring project.
Joint letter to Information Commissioner on “age appropriate” websites plan
We write to you as civil society organisations who work to promote human rights, both offline and online. As such, we are taking a keen interest in the ICO’s Age Appropriate Design Code.
Index and English Pen welcome decision by Northern Ireland’s Lord Chief Justice in Loughinisland massacre journalists’ case
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Update: Update: On 3 June 2019, the criminal investigation into Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey was dropped. The Durham Constabulary and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) announced that they were no...