Recent news has called into question whether certain UK laws are too broad and ill-defined to protect our speech rights
Palestine Action proscription and Afghan data leak test UK’s commitment to free expression
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CATEGORY: United Kingdom
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
UK journalists face growing personal threats and say media freedom is at risk
A new Reuters Institute report on the British media landscape found that nearly half of those surveyed think the truth is shaped by people in power
The week in free expression: 24–30 May 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Arrested for criticising Hamas – in London
Campaigner Peter Tatchell was detained on Saturday in a case that shows all that’s going wrong with free speech in the UK today