Recent news has called into question whether certain UK laws are too broad and ill-defined to protect our speech rights
Palestine Action proscription and Afghan data leak test UK’s commitment to free expression
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
The week in free expression: 12 – 18 July 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Environmental defenders facing violent attacks as social media platforms fail to act
As the likes of Meta and X pull back on content moderation to appease those wanting “free speech”, climate activists are being targeted
Banned Books Week UK 2025
Join us in celebrating the right to read freely
Turkey’s crackdown on cartoonists is no laughing matter
Turkish satirical magazine LeMan faces mobs and arrests over a cartoon
Ireland’s Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech
More than 30 organisations call on the Seanad to take action over anti-SLAPP measures, calling it a missed opportunity to protect freedom of expression
The week in free expression: 28 June–4 July 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Turkish arrest warrant against Nedim Türfent condemned
Index and other organisations sound alarm over threat of extradition facing the Kurdish writer, journalist and poet
Budapest Pride proved that freedom and love cannot be banned
The city’s biggest ever Pride event showed once again that expressing yourself peacefully should be a right, not a privilege
The week in free expression: 21–27 June 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days