News and Features

This week at Index: Violence as a tool to silence journalists

by Index on Censorship | 26 Jul 2019

The latest reports from Index’s monitoring project detail physical violence against journalsits in Russia, Turkey and Ukraine

Turkish journalists facing unprecedented surge of physical assaults

by Kira Tverskaya | 25 Jul 2019

In Turkey, the government uses national security and terror legislation to censor journalists. Arrests, detentions and trials of media workers are frequent.

Forest Folktales explore grisly tales of love and adventure

by Maya Rubin | 24 Jul 2019

Index on Censorship’s Forest Folktales: Uncensored did not take place in a mystical fairyland, but rather at this year’s Latitude Festival

In Ukraine, violence is the tool of choice against journalists

by Kira Tverskaya | 23 Jul 2019

This report looks at physical assaults that Index on Censorship’s Monitoring and Advocating for Media Freedom project classified as threats, limitations or violations of press freedom in Ukraine between 1 February 2019 and 30 June 2019.

Banned Books Week: Book burner to stand trial in Iowa

by Sophia Paley | 22 Jul 2019

Paul Dorr, a director of a Christian organisation, is set to stand trial for burning books he checked out of the Orange City library in Iowa

Ebtisam Al-Saegh: “I think about justice and justice for the rest of the victims”

by Maya Rubin | 22 Jul 2019

“My main objective is to tell about the truth and whatever is going on on the ground,” said Ebtisam Al-Saegh, a Bahraini human rights activist, told Index on Censorship.

Andrew Graham-Yooll on Argentina

by Sophia Paley | 19 Jul 2019

Andrew Graham-Yooll served as editor for the Index on Censorship magazine from 1989-1994. To honour his memory, Index features some highlights of his writing for the magazine about his home country Argentina