Academic freedom has been the subject of many debates in recent months. With speakers regularly being no-platformed
Why is academic freedom important?
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CATEGORY: United Kingdom
World Poetry Day: Seamus Heaney’s love of language
It’s the 17th annual World Poetry Day, which was first declared by Unesco in 1999 to help meet the world’s aesthetic needs by promoting the reading and writing of poetry
The What a Liberty! project visit the Magna Carta
What a Liberty! is a Heritage Lottery funded youth project run by Index on Censorship to create a radical re-imagining of the Magna Carta.
Pirate radio playlist
One of the UK’s most interesting historical legacies in music does not involve the actual bands that made up the British Invasion, but rather the people who played these band’s records illegally.
Lord Avebury, Liberal Democrat peer and human rights defender, dies at 87
Index on Censorship is saddened to hear of the death of Eric Avebury, a staunch defender of human rights
Donald Trump may be allowed to enter the UK, but let’s remember Tyler, the Creator wasn’t so lucky
On 26 August 2015, the musician was banned from entering the UK because of words he had penned for songs released in 2009
Matt Brown: An important learning experience
Matt Brown spent July to December 2015 on the Index on Censorship Youth Advisory Board. He has written a post to tell us about his time on the board. For the last 6 months, I have worked for the Index on Censorship’s Youth Advisory Board. The board...
Padraig Reidy: What’s the difference between “offensive” and “grossly offensive”?
Judge Liam McNally’s decision to allow the unpleasant Pastor James McConnell walk free is a little triumph for free speech
After Charlie Hebdo: The free speech fight begins at home
Threats against freedom of expression come in all shapes and sizes. We need to stand up to the bullies together.
Padraig Reidy: Insisting the heavyweight be silenced accomplishes nothing
Pity poor Tyson Fury. No, wait, don’t. He’s heavyweight champion of the world and doesn’t seem particularly bothered what you or I think