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Padraig Reidy: Sympathy for the devil

by Padraig Reidy | 30 Oct 2014

The very personification of evil is invoked more often than not by those who wish to see his hand in simple things they do not like or do not understand

Recap report: Draw the Line workshop with Ovalhouse Young Associates

by Fiona Bradley | 28 Oct 2014

Index on Censorship held its latest Draw the Line workshop at Ovalhouse theatre in south London

The future of journalism: “the world is going to be less informed”

by Aimee Hamilton and Jennifer Janiak | 24 Oct 2014

There was a lively debate about whether future journalism will make the public more informed at the launch of the latest Index on Censorship magazine at the Frontline Club

Grayling’s plans for tougher sentencing are unlikely to act as a deterrent to trolls

by Index on Censorship | 20 Oct 2014

The UK Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced plans to increase the maximum prison sentence for online abuse, or trolling, to two years. Laws already exist for dealing with harassment and threats of violence, and the Crown Prosecution...

Rights groups call on UK to press Bahrain to release human rights defenders

by Index on Censorship | 17 Oct 2014

Nine human rights organisations called on the British government on Friday to speak out publicly in the case of activists currently being detained in Bahrain. Prominent human rights defenders Nabeel Rajab, Zainab Al-Khawaja and Ghada Jamsheer have...

Padraig Reidy: Collective outrage and imagined slights

by Padraig Reidy | 16 Oct 2014

Padraig Reidy explores when writers are attacked for using their imaginations.

Padraig Reidy: We all seem to be grieving for newspapers

by Padraig Reidy | 9 Oct 2014

Put two British journalists in a room and talk will likely turn to the managed decline of the newspaper industry in western Europe and the US. Padraig Reidy will miss the news agents most.