Don’t let the bullies win – help us champion the people who are fighting back. People like Freedom of Expression Awards fellows Turkey Blocks.
Annual appeal: Walking on the cartoon creative road
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Index rejects UK committee’s recommendation to outsource censorship
Index on Censorship rejects many of the suggestions made in a report into intimidation of UK public officials by a committee tasked with examining standards in public life.
Impunity for murders of journalists discussed in Vienna and Paris (b92)
Hundreds of experts and many representatives of international organizations took part, including Veran Matic, president of the Serbian Commission Investigating Murders of Journalists. Read the full article
Annual appeal: “Our mission will continue and we will persist”
Don’t let the bullies win – help us champion the people who are fighting back. People like Freedom of Expression Awards fellows Turkey Blocks.
Coalition calls on EU to address freedom of expression in Turkey
Index on Censorship has joined a group of international organisations to call on the EU to take action on Turkey’s freedom of expression record.
Join the youth advisory board
Index on Censorship is recruiting for its next youth advisory board, which will sit from January to June 2018.
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab’s tweet trial brought forward, then adjourned to 7 December
The 19th hearing of the leading Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was unexpectedly held earlier than the court had originally ruled.
How Index on Censorship started
Looking back, it is easy enough to trace the various influences that brought Index on Censorship magazine into existence.
Caruana Galizia family expresses dismay after minister publishes private letter (Malta Independent)
The Caruana Galizia family has expressed its dismay that what it said was a “private letter” sent to Home Minister Michael Farrugia was made public by the minister. Read the full article
‘Local media are simply disappearing’: how financial pressures are killing independent media (The Guardian)
From Poland and Hungary to parts of Africa and South America, states are using commercial ruses to squeeze out liberal media Read the full article
Index Awards 2017: Celebrating defenders of free expression
Index on Censorship is a nonprofit that campaigns for and defends free expression worldwide. We publish work by censored writers and artists, promote debate, and monitor threats to free speech. We believe that everyone should be free to express themselves without fear of harm or persecution – no matter what their views.
Index’s aim is to raise awareness about threats to free expression and the value of free speech as the first step to tackling censorship.
Index relies entirely on the support of donors and readers to do our work.
We work in four ways:
Informing
Index on Censorship publishes an award-winning quarterly magazine that has featured some of the world’s best-known writers. We publish original creative writing and articles about free expression from across the globe.
Our website offers additional information to help people understand the current threats to free expression globally. And we reach a wider audience through social media.
Influencing
Each year, Index on Censorship identifies some of the greatest threats to free speech around the world and develops advocacy campaigns to push for change in legislation or public attitudes. We choose topics where our work can make a significant impact – and deliberately choose areas where others might not be focused. You can see our current areas of focus on our Campaigns and Projects work.
We use a mixture of research, reporting, direct advocacy and media campaigning to achieve our goals.
Debating
Index on Censorship believes that free expression encourages more open and tolerant societies. We actively promote debate with an exciting series of events each year to help people better understand the value of free speech. This includes performances, exhibitions, talks and concerts. We are also regularly quoted in international media on free expression issues. Read more about our current events programme here.
Supporting
Index on Censorship directly supports groups and individuals facing censorship through our Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowship. The fellowship offers a year-long programme of tailored support to a small group of fellows selected for their outstanding work in the fields of journalism, arts, campaigning and digital advocacy. Read more about this innovative work here.