Index on Censorship rejects proposals for a new UK treason law.
Vague treason law could be used to punish political enemies, says Index
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CATEGORY: United Kingdom
Elephant in the room: It’s all well and good protecting the far right, but what about everyone else’s rights?
The final performance of my play Elephant was cancelled in Birmingham, bizarrely the same city where, 13 years ago, my play Behzti was closed after protests turned violent
Downing Street protest: Hundreds voice anger ahead of Erdogan visit
Index joined English Pen, Reporters Without Borders, Cartoonist Rights Network International and dozens of protesters to call on the British government to hold president Erdogan accountable for the ongoing crackdown on free speech
Winner of 2018 George Theiner Award announced
British academic David Short has been announced as the recipient of the George Theiner Award 2018.
British MP condemns chilling libel cases faced by Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family
Maltese libel laws are having an incredibly chilling effect on journalism and free speech, said British MP Tom Brake at a parliamentary meeting.
Students at Glasgow School of Art fight programme-sanctioned censorship
New rules urge students to exercise caution when it comes to “offensive” or “inappropriate” material and warn against “bringing the institution into disrepute”
Motion lodged in Scottish Parliament based on Index’s media freedom research
Andy Wightman MSP lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament on 27 March on media freedom following Index on Censorship’s annual Mapping Media Freedom report
Tackling hateful views means confronting them
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The UK government has barred a number of far-right speakers from entering the country in recent weeks. Index on...
Serbia: Minister sues KRIK over Paradise Paper leaks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the...
Tracey Bagshaw: Is compromise compromising news?
Commercial interference pressures on the UK’s regional papers are growing. Some worry that jeopardises their independence.
Index welcomes call for better protection of free expression on campus
Index on Censorship welcomes the call by Minister Jo Johnson for freedom of expression to be better protected in universities.
Buffer zones have potential to set a dangerous precedent
A vote by Ealing Council that could see anti-abortion protesters banned from demonstrating outside a clinic in a bid to protect women from harassment raises troubling implications for freedom of expression.
