International publicity can curb day-to-day abuse by prison authorities and puts political pressure on the government to release those detained. Read the full article

We must loudly defend the two jailed Reuters reporters, and all the other victims of assaults on the media. Read the full article.

"I am writing to give you a quick update about your neighbour the Sanctimonious Benedict Rogers and his futile attempt to destabilise Hong Kong/China with his hatred of the Chinese people and our political system.” Thus read a letter sent to...

Literacy has many positive effects, not the least of which is knowing how to read. A good book not only transports a child (or adult) to another world through words, but also teaches children about empathy, character, politics, relationships, and...

Campaigners from Index on Censorship have sent books from left-wing bookshop Bookmarks to three UKIP members involved in a protest there at the weekend. Read the full article.

To convey the support for Shahidul Alam, the detained photojournalist and activist, Index on Censorship and twenty-three other globally renowned civil society organisations have signed a petition calling immediate unconditional release and dropping...

Index on Censorship gives books promoting tolerance to two men suspended from party after attack on Bookmarks in London. Read the full article.

Index on Censorship is sending political party UKIP a bundle of books, including The Handmaid's Tale and a copy of the Quran, in the hope it will forward them on to those of its members involved in Saturday's attack on Bookmarks bookshop. Read the...

Independent cites Index on Censorship in its coverage of the rejection of Mark Meechan's appeal. Read the full article.

Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of the campaign group Index on Censorship, tells Metro: "Banning a kind of music is not the way to handle ideas or opinions that are distasteful or disturbing… This isn’t going to address the issues that lead to the...