The police are disproportionately censoring and criminalising music by young Black men, with drill at the forefront
The war on drill
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CATEGORY: United Kingdom
Liam Payne’s death signals an epidemic of silence in the music industry
While the future looks brighter, the mental health of artists has long been neglected
Contents – Unsung heroes: How musicians are raising their voices against oppression
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Media regulator fails to properly protect freedom of expression in online safety draft guidance
Index on Censorship criticises Ofcom’s inadequate ‘passing references’ to users’ privacy rights and warns of legal battles if draft guidance on encryption is not updated
The power of protest
Peaceful demonstration is a fundamental form of self expression, and a crucial mechanism of any democracy
Index launches year-end banned books competition
Solve fiendish cryptic clues from the mind of author Marc Nash to identify the book titles and win one of five 12-month magazine subscriptions
Spiked stories revealed under parliamentary privilege
MPs from across the political spectrum have spoken about the curdling impact of legal threats and called for action on an anti-SLAPP law
Contents – Inconvenient truths: How scientists are being silenced around the world
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Is jail time for Just Stop Oil protesters justified?
When countries like the UK and the USA start punitively punishing peaceful but disruptive protesters, the world needs to be on watch
The hypocrisy of how Western democracies respond to protest
Nations in the “Global North” continue to crack down on protests and freedom of expression, while condemning similar actions abroad