Index on Censorship condemns Türksat’s decision to drop independent broadcaster IMC TV’s signal.
Turkey silences independent broadcaster
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CATEGORY: Campaigns
NUS: Revise safe space and no platform policies
On 17 March 2016 from 5-6pm, we will be holding a protest at the office of the NUS, Macadam House, 275 Gray’s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8QB. Join Us. Also Tweet “I call on @nusuk to revise safe space and no platform policies to facilitate not restrict...
Turkey: Court rules journalists’ rights were violated
Index on Censorship welcomes the release of journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül. The charges against them must be dropped.
Joint letter on internet shutdown in Uganda
An international coalition of organisations has called for immediate action to condemn the internet shutdown in Uganda
Poland: Challenging official history of the Holocaust could see you branded a “traitor”
In Poland today, history and discussion appears to be an inconvenience for the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, which is introducing legislation to punish the use of the term “Polish death camps”.
Race and Religion
UK law criminalises conduct that has the intent of stirring up racial hatred or hatred on grounds of religion or sexual orientation.
Obscene Publications
Obscene publications are governed by the Obscene Publications Act 1959 and the Obscene Publications Act 1964.
Testing artistic freedom of expression in UK courts
There are few recent legal cases involving freedom of artistic expression in the UK.
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti on Behzti
The playwright Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti found herself in the eye of a storm that had profound effects on her personally and on theatre as a whole.
Charging for police protection of the arts
Policing is a core function of the state, and it has long been accepted that our taxes pay for police services. The role of the police naturally shifts with changes in culture and the law, but the current position is that the police, as a public...
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