The Winter issue of Index magazine highlights the battles fought by theatre of resistance across the world and how they've been enduring different forms of censorship. Writer Jonathan Maitland dives deeply into the history of theatre censorship in...
CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia

“We need more courageous writers in theatre,” says leading Turkish playwright
Two Turkish writers discuss Index on Censorship’s new magazine, which looks at how playwrights and directors are resisting oppression

Turning back the tide: the refugee crisis tests Greek media freedom
Dutch journalist forced back to the Netherlands after asking tough questions of the prime minister of Greece over migrant push-back

Who is 2021’s Tyrant of the Year? WINNER ANNOUNCED
The individual who has been voted the most oppressive in 2021 by Index readers has been named

Indigenous people have been silenced on the climate crisis
As the world’s eyes turned to Glasgow for COP26, it was those on the frontline whose voices were not being heard

It’s not easy being green
Environmental activism is alive and well in Turkey, despite the peddling of conspiracy theories and government efforts to discredit campaigners

Sir David Amess: 26 March 1952 – 15 October 2021
The brutal murder of the Southend MP is an attack on democracy

Letter to US Attorney General on Julian Assange
Index joins other organisations in expressing concern over extradition proceedings against Wikileaks founder

Daphne Caruana Galizia: Four years on from her murder, Malta must be held to account
Index joins the Maltese community, Reporters without Borders, PEN International and others to mark grim anniversary

Index condemns lawsuits brought by ENRC against Tom Burgis
We join with 14 other organisations to condemn legal action against the journalist, the Financial Times and HarperCollins in London