On 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie, the author of the book The Satanic Verses, was attacked as he prepared to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, an arts and education centre in New York state.
The signatories to a letter in Harpers magazine about open debate are familiar to Index magazine
A reading list of articles from the Index archive when Hongkongers were wondering what the handover from Britain to China would mean
A reading list of articles from the Index archives covering press freedom, shows of patriotism and online trolling
A reading list of articles about challenges to the right to protest from the Index archives
A reading list of articles about censorship in Spain from the Index archives
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
Thirty years after a fatwa was issued ordering Muslims to execute author Salman Rushdie over the publication of The Satanic Verses, Index publishes a collection of writing on the implications for free expression and censorship
Forty years ago the rule of the last shah of Iran came to an end after millions of Iranians, from all social classes, took to the streets in protest
Art has been used as a form of protest during times of crisis throughout history. It is a popular and, at times, effective platform to express opinions about societal problems