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Contents – Playing with fire: how theatre is resisting the oppressor
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...
“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