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Saudi Arabia: Kingdom must be held to account for suppression of dissent
Index on Censorship joins with dozens of civil society organisations to call for Saudi Arabia to be held accountable for grave human rights violations.
This week at Index: Counter-terror bill threatens media freedom
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Jodie Ginsberg: “The only speech that ought to be restricted is speech that directly incites violence”
Laws targeting hate speech can be counterproductive, especially amid the rise of leaders who aren’t afraid to cause offence, Index on Censorship Jodie Ginsberg tells ABC News’
Join Miss Bienal to say no to the criminalisation of culture in Cuba
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a Cuban artist, and co-founder of award-winning Museum of Dissidence will perform in Trafalgar Square on 26 October
Groups urge House of Lords to rethink Counter-Terror and Border Security Bill
The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill would restrict freedom of expression and press freedom, threaten the protection of journalistic sources, and undermine academic research in Britain. It would limit the right to access information...
As the powerful find new ways to cover up uncomfortable truths, judges must keep the press free (the Telegraph, 24 October 2018)
Adecade ago, London was considered the libel capital of the world. It was a record of which we should not have been proud. The rich and powerful from around the world flocked to the UK to take advantage of our defamation laws. It was a practice the...
Index withdraws from Truth to Power events
Index believes that all speech – eccentric, contentious, heretical, unwelcome, provocative, bigoted – should be protected unless it directly incites violence.
Letter: Serbian media facing “very difficult” situation
Five Serbian media associations have written to Index on Censorship to raise their concerns about the media environment in the country.
Demonising the media: Threats to journalists in Europe
Join Index on Censorship at the Foreign Press Association alongside media representatives, policy makers and experts to debate the conclusions of a major report on Mapping Media Freedom.
The Dangers of Being a Woman and a Journalist (The Takeaway, 17 October 2018)
Jodie Ginsberg joins The Takeaway to discuss the targeting of journalists for being women in high-profile jobs. Listen to the full podcast
ISPs Warn “unnecessary complexity” Hampers Internet Security Push (The Takeaway, 16 October 2018)
the Index on Censorship has warned that the government’s heavy pursuit of tougher internet regulation may come at the cost of freedom of expression. Read the full article.