The South African founder of technology firm Psion supported many education and civil rights charities, including Index
Remembering philanthropist and technologist David Potter
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Mark Stimpson
Mark is associate editor at Index on Censorship
Hungary’s Sziget: The island of freedom
The co-founder of a Budapest festival that grew out of the fall of Communism in Hungary speaks to Index about freedom of expression
China media giant Tencent gags anti-censorship website FreeWeChat
The website of anti-censorship organisation GreatFire.org’s platform dedicated to exposing Chinese government censorship of WeChat is taken offline by US hosting provider Vultr
Freedoms in flames: Trump’s second term in figures
Index takes a deep dive into the data around the US president’s flurry of activity after returning to the White House
Environmental defenders facing violent attacks as social media platforms fail to act
As the likes of Meta and X pull back on content moderation to appease those wanting “free speech”, climate activists are being targeted
Who’s the Boss? Trump and Springsteen’s war of words
It is ironic that the US president, a supposed champion of free speech, has threatened Bruce Springsteen for expressing his thoughts
UK journalists face growing personal threats and say media freedom is at risk
A new Reuters Institute report on the British media landscape found that nearly half of those surveyed think the truth is shaped by people in power
The week in free expression: 12–18 April 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Hollywood: the Pentagon’s secret weapon
Roger Stahl speaks to Index about the Department of Defense’s continuing influence on Hollywood movies
Iran’s silenced musicians
As the list of those persecuted in the country grows, it is obvious that Iran’s leadership is systemically opposed to musical free expression
Who holds the pen on scrutinising the most powerful?
The influence wielded by newspapers has come into sharp focus in the past week
The enforced silence of Afghanistan’s women
Taliban-enacted “vice and virtue” laws have taken away both voices and human rights