Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 12–18 April 2025
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CATEGORY: United Kingdom
Whistleblowers silenced over failings in NHS pregnancy care
Index investigates the culture of secrecy shrouding maternity services and women’s healthcare in England
Contents – The forgotten patients: Lost voices in the global healthcare system
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The week in free expression: 29 March–4 April 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Power to the people?
Our fundamental right to protest is being eroded in the UK and USA
This World Book Day, let’s fight for the freedom to read
Following an Index investigation into banned books in UK school libraries, the annual celebration has taken on a new meaning
The existential threat to international aid and consular assistance
With the UK modelling the USA’s approach to aid cuts, independent journalism and political prisoners could be in a perilous position
Why can’t we just ban politicians from lying?
An outright ban on intentional deception would be unenforceable, lead to self-censorship and do nothing to tackle the disinformation plaguing social media
Joe Mulhall, Solá Akingbolá and Hanna Komar champion silenced musicians
Index on Censorship launches the latest issue of its magazine with a powerful night of poetry and music
The war on drill
The police are disproportionately censoring and criminalising music by young Black men, with drill at the forefront