An Index on Censorship conference has heard of the pressures on the arts in the UK today. Daisy Williams reports
Artistic freedom under threat, says Southbank director
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Five ludicrous libel cases
Index has today called for the British government to deliver on its promise of real libel reform. Daisy Williams lists five cases that demonstrate how libel law can stifle debate, curtail critcism and even endanger lives
Azhar Ahmed given community order for offensive Facebook post
Yorkshire man Azhar Ahmed has been given a community order after being found guilty of "sending a grossly offensive communication". Ahmed, 19, from West Yorkshire wrote on Facebook that "All soldiers should DIE & go to HELL!" This morning at...
Libel reform: politicians must deliver on promises
The UK government’s Defamation Bill goes to the House of Lords for its second reading debate today. Michael Harris explains why it’s vital that the government acts to protect free speech
International NGOs to UK government: Protect us, strengthen libel law reforms
Matthew Woods Facebook conviction – we cannot keep prosecuting jokes
Padraig Reidy: Matthew Woods conviction – we cannot keep prosecuting jokes
From Anna Politkovskaya to Marie Colvin
Syrian writer Razan Zaitouneh won the Anna Politkovskaya Raw in War Award in 2011. She addresses the Russian reporter, who’s assassination remains unsolved, about Marie Colvin, 2012 recipient, who was killed in Syria earlier this year
National Poetry day | Poems by Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Zarganar
In its 40-year history, Index has showcased some of the world’s most remarkable poets. To mark National Poetry Day, we republish two poets jailed after speaking out
Letter: White House guilty of censorship by stealth in seeking YouTube removal
In asking YouTube to review an anti-Islam video on the grounds it breached Google’s terms of service, the White House is guilty of censorship by stealth, says Index CEO Kirsty Hughes in the Financial Times
Bahrain activist jailed for tearing up picture of king
Bahraini human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja has been sentenced to two months in prison after she allegedly tore up a picture of the ruler of the Gulf kingdom. Al-Khawaja is the daughter of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, the head of the Bahrain Center...
Belarus’s illusion of democracy
Polling day procedure may have been in place, but censorship ruined any chance of a free parliamentary election in Europe’s last dictatorship, says Andrei Aliaksandrau