Crime writers have less to lose than travel writers in describing the underside of holiday spots, argues Rachael Jolley.
Do crime writers tell us more truths than travel writers?
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Kill drill: The death of freedom of expression?
Censorship of a form of music which affords an already marginalised minority a rare opportunity to express themselves publicly is an attack against their fundamental rights as human beings.
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti: Freedom of expression must be at the core of artistic institutions
Artists make the work. Institutions put the work on. That’s the deal. It’s a simple but weird relationship.
Losing a point of reference: Press freedom in the US
The loss of the United States and the United Kingdom as democratic beacons for the rights of journalists and the freedom of information is a bad omen for the rest of the world
Project Exile: Zimbabwean broadcaster grapples with post-Mugabe era
“The question is now, under the change of government, would I be welcome? I’m still being outspoken about what I think.”
Gang members banned from making “drill” music
The Metropolitan Police sought an unprecedented Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) against the teenage and young adult defendants, prohibiting them from making music in the genre
Podcast: Trouble in Paradise
The summer 2018 issue of Index on Censorship magazine takes you on holiday, just a different kind of holiday. From Malta to the Maldives, we explore how freedom of expression is under attack in dream destinations around the world.
Writer and broadcaster Trevor Phillips named new chair of Index on Censorship board
Index on Censorship has named writer and broadcaster Trevor Phillips as its new chair. Phillips succeeds journalist David Aaronovitch whose five-year term ends in September.
Say no to Article 13’s censorship machine
From academics and journalists to parents uploading videos of their children, Article 13’s upload filter would impact professional and ordinary content creators alike.
Join the youth advisory board
Index on Censorship is recruiting for its next youth advisory board, which will sit from July to December 2018.