Expression Uncensored, which was hosted by Sonos, Index on Censorship and Gay Times Magazine, featured a panel of leading musicians from around the world to discuss queer music and censorship.
CATEGORY: Campaigns
UN special rapporteur expresses serious concerns on UK’s counter-terrorism bill
The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin has expressed serious concerns about the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill
ENO youth company combats censorship with operatic expression
A group of teens shuffle onto a stage. It could be any summer programme, but when professional opera singer Abigail Kelly leads them in a song on political dissent and dictatorship, it’s clear that they’ve come together to create something novel, provocative and, above all, youth-led.
Vague treason law could be used to punish political enemies, says Index
Index on Censorship rejects proposals for a new UK treason law.
Cuban artists arrested for protesting against law restricting public display of art
Their plan was clear: cover yourself with excrement, hold a sign demanding “Free art. No to decree 349” and be visible
Cartoonist Zunar holding Malaysia’s government accountable on free expression
Nine banned books. Nine charges of sedition carrying the maximum penalty of 43 years imprisonment. Countless attacks, raids and arrests. These were the consequences of Malaysian cartoonist Zunar’s cartoons and tweets decrying government scandals.
Risks, rights and reputations: challenging a risk averse culture
This vital half-day training for CEOs and chairs of trustees supports arts and cultural organisations to handle difficult subjects and sensitive stories to deliver the best work possible
Work of the Kurdish and Turkish diaspora essential to strengthen Turkey’s democratic opposition, exiled academic says
Naif Bezwan cannot pinpoint a certain moment in his life in which he decided to pursue academia. For Bezwan, rather, it has been a gradual process of situating his personal narrative within the context of his Kurdish community, within Turkey and within the world.
Turkey: “I am not hopeless – one day this climate will change”
Sahika Erkonan never thought signing a petition meant signing away her life, her family or her country. Marooned in London, she faces an uncertain future
Pressing refresh: Meet the women owning the internet
Being an Afghan or Pakistani woman online attracts prejudice, even danger. But for many, technology is freedom from the past.
Counter-terror plans threaten investigative journalism and research
Plans to introduce new counter-terror laws risk stifling legal freedom of expression in the UK and could stop journalists and academics from carrying out much-needed investigations into extremist and other groups with possible prison sentences for investigating stories rising to 15 years
Maryland shooting: Index condemns the killing of five media workers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Index on Censorship condemns the killing of five people at the offices of a local newspaper in Maryland, United...
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