Category: <span>United Kingdom</span>

Index shares its concerns about the Academic Freedom Bill

by Index on Censorship | 11 May 21

In response to today’s Queen’s speech, Index, English PEN and Article 19 have written to the Education Secretary

UK football social media blackout raises free speech issues

by Benjamin Lynch | 30 Apr 21

Some clubs, players and the Professional Footballers’ Association are in support of social media regulation

Urgent action is needed to defend our media

by Index on Censorship | 27 Apr 21

As the 2021 Council of Europe Platform report is published, Index on Censorship and its partners call for the urgent implementation of the report’s recommendations

What price press freedom in Northern Ireland?

by Patricia Devlin | 12 Apr 21

Journalists continue to be threatened as tensions escalate in the province

Impartiality and independence of police watchdog questioned by whistleblower

by Martin Bright | 31 Mar 21

A report on the policing of protests supported Priti Patel before evidence-gathering was complete and was influenced by bias against non-violent dissent

A letter to HMIC head Sir Tom Winsor on protest policing

by Index on Censorship | 31 Mar 21

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The following are extracts from a letter to Sir Tom Winsor, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, from...

We defend the right to protest, even during a pandemic

by Ruth Anderson | 19 Mar 21

Demonstrations by design are meant to disrupt normal activity and to annoy and irritate the establishment

Jess Phillips: Violence against women and girls begins and ends with censorship

by Jess Phillips | 17 Mar 21

The outpouring of grief in the wake of the death of Sarah Everard is not just because of our sorrow at her loss. Women have been self censoring on behalf of society