News and Features

Brazilian indians go online to demand their rights are protected

by Rafael Spuldar | 13 Mar 2013

Brazil’s indigenous peoples are increasingly using the internet to fight for their rights, says Rafael Spuldar

Dictatorship: it’s a man’s game

by Maryna Koktysh | 8 Mar 2013

Lukashenko’s Belarus is a perfect example of the machismo and misogny at the heart of authoritarian regimes, says
Maryna Koktysh

Religion in Belarus: no conscience, no freedom

by Zmitser Yanenka | 6 Mar 2013

In an authoritarian state, the regime uses loyal religious institutions to impose strict control over society and oppress freedom of conscience. Zmitser Yanenka reports from Belarus

Belarus: Pulling the plug

by Index on Censorship | 4 Mar 2013

Europe’s last dictatorship plans even tighter controls over citizens’ access to the digital world, Index shows in a new report

Read the report in full here

Press Release: Internet explosion backfires for Europe’s last dictator

Religion and free speech: it’s complicated

by Index on Censorship | 1 Mar 2013

For centuries, free speech and religion have been cast as opponents. Index looks at the complicated relationship between religion and free speech

The practice of freedom

by Aung San Suu Kyi | 28 Feb 2013

The fight for freedom begins with freedom of speech, says Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Index on Censorship’s response to the Leveson report

by Index on Censorship | 15 Feb 2013

The Leveson Report will become a benchmark for press regulation in modern democracies. Index has urged a serious, considered debate about Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations rather than their full adoption. The free speech organisation opposes the statutory underpinning of press regulation as proposed by Lord Justice Leveson.