Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 26 July – 1 August 2025
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CATEGORY: United Kingdom
Free expression concerns over Online Safety Act’s age verification requirements
There are many questions around how age verification works in practise and what its consequences could be for our online speech
Contents – Land of the Free? Trump’s war on speech at home and abroad
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Palestine Action proscription and Afghan data leak test UK’s commitment to free expression
Recent news has called into question whether certain UK laws are too broad and ill-defined to protect our speech rights
The week in free expression: 12 – 18 July 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Banned Books Week UK 2025
Join us in celebrating the right to read freely
The week in free expression: 28 June–4 July 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 14-20 June 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Escaping Afghanistan was painful but staying meant silence – or worse
As an exiled journalist, I urge the UK government to provide real protection for those forced to flee their countries for telling the truth
The week in free expression: 31 May–6 June 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days