Raid on ABC puts Australian press freedom at risk
Index on Censorship condemns the raid by Australian federal police on the offices of public broadcaster ABC over a 2017 article it ran in on operations of Australian special forces in Afghanistan.
Jodie Ginsberg: Chinese artist Badiucao is an inspiration to cartoonists and campaigners all over the world
Badiucao, one of China’s leading dissident cartoonists, has revealed his identity after years of anonymity. In November 2018 following his campaign that saw thousands of people around the world recreate the image of Tank Man, an unidentified...
Proposed online safety laws pose threat to freedom of expression in UK, campaign group claims (Press Gazette, 4/6/2019)
The Government’s proposed new online safety laws pose a threat to freedom of expression in the UK, Index on Censorship claims.
Skengdo and AM, Drillminister
Exclusive track and video world premiere for ‘The Media’ by Skengdo & AM and Drillminister alongside the art installation Young Blood by Andrei Molodkin bought to you by a/political.
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.
