Literary festivals and schools should be safe spaces to talk about uncomfortable ideas
A tale of two cities in the deplatforming of Jewish and Palestinian speakers
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Sally Gimson
Sally Gimson is editor of Index on Censorship
Can Dündar: The Turkish journalist who met his killer
An interview with the exiled former editor of Cumhuriyet who was contacted by the hitman who was supposed to silence him forever
On the ground in Serbia: Student protests lead to crackdown on human rights
Protesters are being intimidated and having spyware uploaded to their phones as stand-off escalates
The dissident family challenging Slovakia’s Robert Fico
The Prime Minister is ramping up attacks on international discussion and the media
The fine line between free speech, protest and terrorism
A look at the new collection of essays Countering Terrorism: Defending free speech
Just Stop Oil climate protests feel the chill
There is growing pressure on environmental activists in the UK, the second most likely country in the world for protesters to be arrested
Uniting in Budapest to cleanse the image of Hungarian universities
Hungary’s approach to academic freedom is being rewritten with the help of a prominent British educational magazine, argues Sally Gimson
Encouraging signs on freedom of expression after Starmer’s first week
Appointments to and actions from the new Cabinet suggest a shift in approach
诗人多多经历死亡后接受访问
八九学运领袖王丹同著名作家欣然探讨天安门学运结果及其遗产
Is press freedom going to be an issue in the next European election?
Responding to violations of media freedom in Hungary has become a conundrum for the EU. With populist parties poised for large gains in the next European election, Sally Gimson explores what the EU could do to uphold free speech in member countries
Contents: Is this all the local news?
The spring 2019 edition of Index on Censorship magazine looks at local news in the UK and round the world and what happens to democracy when it disappears
Broadcasting liberty across Europe
From broadcasting uprisings to employing Russian spies, Radio Free Europe brings news to poorly served regions. Sally Gimson looks at the station’s history and asks if it is still needed today.