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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
We need Andrei Aliaksandrau and 254 others in Belarus back home
Lukashenko’s government has doubled down by raiding the homes and offices of activists and journalists
The Government’s policy paper on higher education: free speech and academic freedom
Index on Censorship responds to seven specific policy proposals, including the appointment of a Free Speech and Academic Freedom Champion
Belarus: Index strongly condemns actions against journalists and human rights defenders
Belarusian Association of Journalists and the Human Rights Centre “Viasna” have been targeted
He is loathsome, but I will always defend Ken Loach’s right to offend me
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="116256" img_size="full" add_caption="yes"][vc_column_text]I can think of few public figures I hold in greater contempt than Ken Loach. Mr Loach may be an esteemed film maker but I regard his politics as...
Letter to MSPs on Scotland’s Hate Crime and Public Order Bill
The decision to withdraw amendments on freedom of expression at the eleventh hour will have a chilling effect
International Day of Solidarity with Belarus
Index and 16 other organisations call for all imprisoned journalists to be immediately released
The British Government has zero moral authority
The UK cannot claim the moral high ground when it is preventing its own journalists from doing their jobs
Index on Censorship calls for the immediate de-arrest of photographer Andy Aitchison
Photographer covering conditions at a Kent asylum centre has had his equipment confiscated
Under cover of Covid, too many people have stopped paying attention
Authoritarian leaders are restricting freedom of expression while we battle the pandemic