Edward Snowden’s lawyer Ben Winzer talks to Index about his client and what the loss of privacy to the secret state means to the future of free expression.
Belarusian authorities attempt to hide a financial crisis by silencing critical voices in a new clampdown on media.
Sony's decision to pull U.S. film The Interview from distribution after threats underlines the continuing trend of failure to protect artistic freedom of expression. "Clearly this sets an example for other anonymous groups to put a curb on artistic...
Index on Censorship joins the net neutrality coalition, a global coalition of organisations and users who believe that the open internet has enabled countless advances in technology, health, education and business, and that it must remain open for...
Index on Censorship has been exploring artistic freedom of expression and contemporary forms of censorship in the UK. Who or what controls what is sayable in the arts? Who has a voice in the arts? Do the answers vary as we move around the different member nations of the UK?
The second cohort of Index on Censorship's Youth Advisory Board was announced today. The members will discuss topical freedom of expression events, participate in #IndexDrawtheLine debates and advise Index on youth issues. The new board will sit...
As UK Home Secretary Theresa May pushes for more anti-terror powers, Charley Kai John sketches a nightmare vision of the impact on campuses
Ask yourself: would it be better to have a society where people argued against me, or would I prefer a society where the authorities were entitled to decide what I should and should not say?
The injunction banning distribution and publication of ADAMbol, a popular opposition magazine in Kazakhstan, is a clear violation of freedom of press and free expression. The magazine has been accused of engaging in "extremist war propaganda" by...
As many campus media struggle to maintain a steady revenue, Index hears from two US university papers about their work and how they finance themselves independently
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