Toni Morrison — a revered author, critic, professor, and editor of literature focussed on the African-American experience — died on the evening of 6 August, due to complications from pneumonia. She was 88.
The top 11 most often banned books of 2018 reveal what kinds of ideas our culture wants to censor — and what audiences are the most likely to be limited because of censorship.
Nothing defined 20th-century American culture quite like the comic book. But soon after after comics rose in popularity, the industry drew criticism.
Index on Censorship’s Forest Folktales: Uncensored did not take place in a mystical fairyland, but rather at this year’s Latitude Festival
“My main objective is to tell about the truth and whatever is going on on the ground,” said Ebtisam Al-Saegh, a Bahraini human rights activist, told Index on Censorship.
UN Special Rapporteur David Kaye speaks to Timandra Harkness about free speech and the internet
The summer 2019 edition of Index on Censorship magazine looks at how governments use power to undermine justice and freedom
Former IRA member Anthony McIntyre has been granted a UK Supreme Court hearing in an attempt to stop the PSNI getting hold recordings of interviews he gave about his role during the so-called “Troubles” in Northern Ireland.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/cA4H7_d9q20"][vc_column_text] The summer 2019 Index on Censorship magazine looks at the...
The Missing Voices campaign seeks to counteract censorship and consolidate laws and community standards wherever possible.
Using trumped-up drug charges to silence critics is nothing new for Russian authorities
Free expression groups came together to mark seven years since the arrest of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi.