Dates available for interview: October 17-29 LONDON - Two award-winning artists twice denied visas by the UK government this year finally arrive in...
Award-winning Cuban artists visiting the UK
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Viktoria Marinova murder: are journalists in Europe still safe? (The Week, 9 October 2018)
Type the word “terror” into the search box of Mapping Media Freedom, Index on Censorship’s European media freedom monitor, and more than 200 cases...
Groups call for public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
Index joins international organisations in calling on Malta’s government to hold a public inquiry into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
House of Lords must stop the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill in its tracks
Index on Censorship is urging the House of Lords to stop the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill being enacted in its current form. The House of Lords will begin considering the bill tomorrow.
Bulgarian authorities must promptly investigate murder of Viktoria Marinova
Index on Censorship is shocked and saddened at the murder of a third journalist in the European Union in the last 12 months, following the killings of Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta and Jan Kuciak and his partner in Slovakia.
This week at Index: Cuban artists can come to the UK after all
On second thought: A decision to refuse visas to two award-winning Cuban artists has been reversed
UK overturns decision to refuse visas to award-winning Cuban artists
The UK has overturned a decision to refuse visas to two award-winning Cuban artists who had been invited to take up a two-week artistic residency in Britain.
Egypt sentences Amal Fathy for video on sexual harassment
Index on Censorship condemns the sentence handed down to Amal Fathy – an Egyptian woman who made a video about her experience of sexual harassment.
Harlem Désir: UK counter-terrorism bill “risks creating a chilling effect on journalistic freedom”
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, has today written to the UK government to express his concerns about the impacts of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill on media freedom, which Index on Censorship and others have criticised.
This week at Index: British values don’t extend to welcoming foreign artists
The UK has refused visas for a second time to two award-winning Cuban artists who had been invited to take up a two-week artistic residency.
Louis Blom-Cooper, barrister and writer, 1926-2018 (Financial Times, 27 September 2018)
Louis Blom-Cooper, who has died at the age of 92, was an outspoken barrister, journalist, campaigner and public servant with a powerful intellect,...
Award-winning Cuban artists denied UK visas
The UK has refused visas for a second time to two award-winning Cuban artists who had been invited to take up a two-week artistic residency.
Index Awards 2017: Celebrating defenders of free expression
Index on Censorship is a nonprofit that campaigns for and defends free expression worldwide. We publish work by censored writers and artists, promote debate, and monitor threats to free speech. We believe that everyone should be free to express themselves without fear of harm or persecution – no matter what their views.
Index’s aim is to raise awareness about threats to free expression and the value of free speech as the first step to tackling censorship.
Index relies entirely on the support of donors and readers to do our work.
We work in four ways:
Informing
Index on Censorship publishes an award-winning quarterly magazine that has featured some of the world’s best-known writers. We publish original creative writing and articles about free expression from across the globe.
Our website offers additional information to help people understand the current threats to free expression globally. And we reach a wider audience through social media.
Influencing
Each year, Index on Censorship identifies some of the greatest threats to free speech around the world and develops advocacy campaigns to push for change in legislation or public attitudes. We choose topics where our work can make a significant impact – and deliberately choose areas where others might not be focused. You can see our current areas of focus on our Campaigns and Projects work.
We use a mixture of research, reporting, direct advocacy and media campaigning to achieve our goals.
Debating
Index on Censorship believes that free expression encourages more open and tolerant societies. We actively promote debate with an exciting series of events each year to help people better understand the value of free speech. This includes performances, exhibitions, talks and concerts. We are also regularly quoted in international media on free expression issues. Read more about our current events programme here.
Supporting
Index on Censorship directly supports groups and individuals facing censorship through our Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowship. The fellowship offers a year-long programme of tailored support to a small group of fellows selected for their outstanding work in the fields of journalism, arts, campaigning and digital advocacy. Read more about this innovative work here.
