Banning a work of art, a book or a play says more about a society and its temperament than anything else. As free speech and readers mark Banned Books Week, Index on Censorship magazine editor Rachael Jolley looks at Lebanon, where the country’s Censorship Bureau has recently flexed its muscles
Four Mexican journalists were killed within a year of each other from 2008 to 2011, each in the month of September
As the US marks Banned Books Week, one of the world’s most-read authors reflects on finding her book censored in American schools and libraries
A poem from the Ghanain writer murdered by Al-Shabab
South Africa’s ANC has changed tack in its campaign to curtail the media. In a turn to what could be called “censorship lite”, the iron fist of state security intervention is being augmented by the velvet glove of calls for “patriotic” journalism. Christi van der Westhuizen reports
Amy Fallon of Think Africa Press reports on a new project distributing low-cost books to Ugandan children
As Germany votes, what are the country’s big free expression issues? Index on Censorship investigates
The Athens neighbourghood where a rap artist was killed was the scene of protest against Golden Dawn and the government. Christos Syllas-Dellis reports
Josh Stearns of Free Press reports on journalist Barrett Brown who could face a 100-year prison term if he’s found guilty for linking to stolen information. He didn’t steal this information himself, nor did he post it online. He simply linked to it.