Despite its efforts, the government has failed to quash a new protest movement spearheaded by the country’s youth
India’s Gen Z revolt has begun
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Sally Gimson
Sally Gimson is editor of Index on Censorship
Governments should be protecting free expression not banning social media for under-16s
The proposed ban is unworkable and risks letting tech companies off the hook for moderating content
Reform’s TikTok videos and the Online Safety Act
Our opposition to the legislation is that unless speech is aired in a public forum, it cannot be challenged
Iran: “Whoever we blame – this moment is overwhelming”
To be an Iranian dissident must be profoundly confusing. The autocratic ayatollah has been killed but there is no succession plan
Index reports on the breaking of the old order in Europe
Editor Sally Gimson reflects on a recent trip across central Europe
A tale of two cities in the deplatforming of Jewish and Palestinian speakers
Literary festivals and schools should be safe spaces to talk about uncomfortable ideas
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