Index on Censorship joined with 56 other NGOs to call for the deletion of Article 13 from the proposal on the Digital Single Market.
Article 13: Monitoring and filtering of internet content is unacceptable
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Guggenheim drops artworks after threats of violence
The Guggenheim’s alarming action continues a growing worldwide trend in which threats of violent protest are silencing artistic expression and posing a danger to free speech in general.
Conviction of Cage’s advocacy director an abuse of anti-terror legislation
The conviction of Muhammad Rabbani, director of advocacy group Cage, for refusing to divulge his phone PIN and passwords under anti-terror legislation is very concerning.
Banned Books Week: Another year, another stack of banned books
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] An annual celebration of the freedom to read, Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a surge in book censorship in schools, bookshops and libraries in the USA. Since then, over 11,300 books have...
Russia must investigate violent attacks against Yulia Latynina
Index on Censorship calls on Russian authorities to swiftly investigate violent attacks on journalist Yulia Latynina, who was forced to flee the country.
Director of Azerbaijan’s last remaining independent media outlet arrested
The charges against Mehman Aliyev and Turan news agency are the nail in the coffin for press freedom in Azerbaijan
Jamie Bartlett: Encryption is for everyone, not just extremists
Terrorists are using encrypted messaging apps. Drug dealers are using the Tor browser. But don’t forget: so are activists and journalists
The revolution will be dramatised
David Aaronovitch argues in the summer 2017 issue of Index on Censorship magazine that historical drama can also be manipulative when it ignores details of the past
Turkey must release French journalist Loup Bureau
Index on Censorship urges Turkish authorities to immediately release French journalist Loup Bureau and drop all charges against him.
The academic freedom farce at the University of Cape Town
Professor David Benatar shares his point of view on the University of Cape Town’s academic freedom
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