The spring issue of Index magazine is special. We are celebrating 50 years of history and to such a milestone we've decided to look back at the...
CATEGORY: Turkey
Kazakh family share horror of speaking up about Xinjiang
First he fled Xinjiang. Then Kazakhstan. And then Turkey. On 20 January 2021 Serikzhan Bilash, a prominent human rights defender and activist,...
Turkish-Armenian academic faces deportation from Greece over controversial views
Sevan Nişanyan believes he has been added to the country’s “list of undesirable foreigners” as a result of his controversial research
“I wrote a play then lost my home, my husband and my trust”
Turkish playwright Meltem Arikan’s Mi Minör was blamed for the seminal Gezi Park protests that convulsed Istanbul
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...
“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
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
Contents – Climate of fear: The silencing of the planet’s indigenous peoples
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Autumn issue of Index magazine focuses on the struggle for environmental justice by indigenous campaigners....
Words under fire: When libraries become targets
When those in power want to control access to history and ideas, libraries are often the first to be targeted, reports Rachael Jolley
The free speech Euros: Group A
As Europe’s eyes turn to the football, Index’s look at free speech in the competing nations