Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of the campaign group Index on Censorship, tells Metro: "Banning a kind of music is not the way to handle ideas or opinions that are distasteful or disturbing… This isn’t going to address the issues that lead to the...
The undersigned media freedom organisations are writing to draw your attention to the deteriorating situation of press and media freedom in Hungary, in particular the recent case of Hir TV
Mainframe upholds commitment to free speech with second round of “Proof of Heart” donations
Index on Censorship condemns the attack on a London bookshop in which protesters destroyed displays, wrecked books and chanted far-right slogans.
Mainframe, a Utah tech startup working to build a platform for secure and encrypted communications, leveraged a recent venture fundraising effort to raise almost $2 million for nonprofits engaged in fighting digital snooping and political...
Index on Censorship magazine’s publishers Sage have informed Index that seven articles from Index on Censorship magazine, which mention Tiananmen Square, have been blocked on the Sage database of academic journals in China (a paid-to-view platform for academics).
Anything goes in this debate about taboos and censorship.
Index on Censorship condemns the apparent decision by Google to do business in China.
The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin has expressed serious concerns about the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill
Index CEO Jodie Ginsberg tells The Telegraph: “We’re appalled that Google -- which has repeatedly stressed its commitment to freedom of expression - should effectively collude with one of the world’s most oppressive regimes in this way. We will be...
Toronto Star cites Index research: Indeed, a report published in the Index on Censorship earlier this year found more than 20 political leaders worldwide, from both authoritarian and democratic regimes, had used the term “fake news” to discredit...
On the eve of the elections, Click talks to Umber Khairi and Samira Shackle who recently produced an Index on Censorship report on abuses through social network platforms. Listen to the full episode.