– Index on Censorship welcomes release of leading opposition figure in Europe’s last dictatorship
– Campaign to free all Belarus’s political prisoners goes on
Andrei Sannikov released from Belarus penal colony
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Free Abdulhadi Alkhawaja
Open letter: Bahrain risks instigating a collapse of its civic society if it fails to release activist and hunger striker Abdulhadi Alkhawaja. Index joins rights organisations, politicians and academics in calling on Bahrain’s ruler to release him immediately
London, capital of spin
How does lobbying in the UK affect international free speech? Index on Censorship’s Head of Advocacy
Michael Harris explains
Global coalition of NGOs call for official withdrawal of Pakistan censorship plans
Index on Censorship joins a global coalition of NGO’s to call for the withdrawal of censorship plans in Pakistan
Words and deeds
In 2005 Flemming Rose commissioned the cartoons of the prophet Mohammed that sparked protests and riots across the world. In an exclusive book extract, Rose explains why bans on hate speech are based on a false understanding of its role in the Holocaust
Burma’s media workers dare to dream of free expression
The election of Aung San Suu Kyi was another step in Burma’s advance to democracy. But journalists are aware that the small gains made by the media could be taken back.
Tom Fawthrop reports
Grit in the engine
Robert McCrum considers Index’s role in the history of the fight for free speech, from the oppression of the Cold War to censorship online
Northern Ireland Police threaten academic freedom
As a crucial legal battle comes to a head, Anthony McIntyre explores the contempt for academic research and protection of confidential sources behind the courtroom drama
Hardeep Singh and Vaughan Jones talk libel
As Vaughan Jones awaits the verdict in his libel case, he and Hardeep Singh discuss what it’s like to be sued, and what next for libel reform
Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat wins Arts Award
Recognising artists, filmmakers and writers whose work asserts artistic freedom and battles against repression and injustice Accepting the award Ali Ferzat said: Artists are an integral part of any popular revolt. Their work encourages people to...