Index welcomes the judgment in the case of Harry Miller - a former police officer who was investigated over tweets about gender. In a judgment...
Index welcomes ruling that police reaction to tweets was “disproportionate interference”
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Jodie Ginsberg
Jodie Ginsberg
Chief Executive of Index on Censorship
Jodie Ginsberg joined Index on Censorship from the think-tank, Demos. A former London Bureau Chief for Reuters, Jodie worked for more than a decade as a foreign correspondent and business journalist. She was previously Head of Communications for Camfed, a non-profit organisation working in girls’ education.
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Free Speech and Index: a love letter
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="105876" img_size="large"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]14 February 2020 –...
Police should be helping to uphold the freedom of the press – not shutting it down (The Telegraph)
Neil Basu was wrong to threaten journalists who publish leaked information. The Metropolitan Police’s Assistant Commissioner – who said on Friday...
Jodie Ginsberg: Companies that police their worker’s opinions are a danger to democracy (The Telegraph)
Most people who work will have a contract that allows employers to dismiss them under certain circumstances: incompetence, negligence, misconduct....
Social media bans don’t just hurt those you disagree with – free speech is damaged when the axe falls too freely (Independent, 17 May 2019)
The White House announced this week it was launching a sort of hotline for people to report their experiences of censorship on social media....
Search for the Huawei leaker by all means, but don’t threaten a free press in the process (The Telegraph, 26 April 2019)
Last summer, Northern Irish journalist Barry McCaffrey had his home raided by armed police. As families readied their children for school, McCaffrey...
“Far-right are not in favour of free speech”: We need to champion free speech for all or risk the far-right controlling the conversation
Close down freedom of expression for those you don’t like and you turn them into freedom-of-expression heroes, writes Jodie Ginsberg
Annual appeal: Walking on the cartoon creative road
Don’t let the bullies win – help us champion the people who are fighting back. People like Freedom of Expression Awards fellows Turkey Blocks.
Annual appeal: “Our mission will continue and we will persist”
Don’t let the bullies win – help us champion the people who are fighting back. People like Freedom of Expression Awards fellows Turkey Blocks.
Annual appeal: “We no longer feel so alone”
Silence is the oppressor’s friend. Harassing those who speak out against corruption and injustice – like this year’s Freedom of Expression Awards Fellows Maldives Independent
Refuse to be silent, refuse to look away
Silence is the oppressor’s friend. Jailing is the favoured tool of those who seek to crush dissent. We cannot let the bullies win.
Targeting journalists in the name of national security
As security – rather than the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms – becomes the number one priority of governments worldwide, broadly-written security laws have been twisted to silence journalists.
