An international group of academics, writers and activists have signed a petition calling on Denmark to repeal its ban against blasphemy.
Petition calls on Denmark to repeal blasphemy ban
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Index at Wilderness: The Fake News Quiz
Join free speech fanatics Index on Censorship for a quiz show with a difference: the Fake News Quiz
Glasgow School of Art bans student’s controversial artwork
The Glasgow School of Art has censored an artwork by James Oberhelm, a master of fine art student, on the grounds of “inappropriate content”
Mapping Media Freedom: Journalists barred from covering Theresa May event
Each week, Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout Europe
Join the youth advisory board
Index on Censorship is recruiting for its next youth advisory board, which will sit from January to July 2018.
Positive Hell
As part of its Art and Offence programme exploring censorship and self-censorship in the arts, Index on Censorship researches examples of censorship in UK theatre, film and visual arts. Index looked at the case of Positive Hell — a short documentary film that challenges the scientific consensus on HIV and AIDS.
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It’s not just Trump: threats to US media freedom go far deeper, survey shows
Threats to media freedom in the United States go far beyond the high-profile attacks on news outlets made by President Donald Trump, a new study shows.
Turkey’s journalists have no time for fear
Cumhuriyet journalist Canan Coşkun, facing two upcoming trials for her reporting, talks about her attitude to the dangers of life as a reporter.
#FreeTurkeyMedia: Vigil for Turkey’s imprisoned journalists
Join Index on Censorship and others for a vigil outside the Turkish Embassy in London to protest the detention of journalists and writers in Turkey.
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