Joshua Bonehill is a keyboard Fuhrer, an online agitator, but even he deserves free speech.
Padraig Reidy: Even old-fashioned national socialist clowns deserve free speech
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#MagnaCarta800: Debating the merits of a First Amendment for the UK
On the day when the four surviving copies of the original 1215 Magna Carta were briefly brought together for the first time, Index on Censorship held a debate to celebrate the launch of the winter issue of the magazine.
Azerbaijan: Journalist sentenced to five years for “aggravated hooliganism”
Azerbaijani journalist Seymur Hezi, who works for Index on Censorship Free of Expression Award-winning newspaper Azadliq, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for “aggravated hooliganism”
Padraig Reidy: Beware the risks of the one-star review
Do we need basic education in the potential pitfalls of online interaction?
Maajid Nawaz: On blasphemy
Guest post: In an essay for Centre Forum Maajid Nawaz, author of Radical, stresses the importance of strong liberal leadership in the face of extremist minorities
Take action: demand the release of journalists and activists in Azerbaijan
On 27 January, a court in Baku extended the pre-trial detention for the investigative journalist. As Azerbaijan continues its crackdown on civil society, Index on Censorship, Platform and 89up have launched a petition calling for the immediate...
Padraig Reidy: Page 3 is an example of how free speech works
Fundamentally, The Sun’s topless Page 3 is an example of how free speech is supposed to work.
Cressida Brown: Walking the tightrope between art and politics
Cressida Brown, artistic director of Offstage Theatre, talks about the genesis of Walking the Tightrope, a week of new plays to prompt discussion around art and politics.
Madam Chancellor: Tell Aliyev to respect civil society
Chancellor Angela Merkel Bundeskanzleramt Willy-Brandt-Straße 1 10557 Berlin Madam Chancellor, As members of the international NGO coalition ‘Sport for Rights’ we are appealing to you to make human rights a central subject in your meeting next...
Chris Ames: Who’s behind the Chilcot Inquiry delay?
Despite his repeated assertions that it is nothing to do with him, it is now clear that British Prime Minister David Cameron not only has the power to hold back the long-awaited Chilcot Inquiry into the UK’s involvement in the Iraq war until after...