Category: <span>Press Releases</span>

New report and guide on free speech in UK universities published

A narrative of safety and risk is hampering freedom of speech on UK university campuses, a new Index report has found.

Von Beleidigung bis Mord (Die Welt, 13 November 2018)

Politische Parteien fühlen sich ungern von den Medien an die Wand gedrängt, die italienische Regierungspartei Fünf Sterne ist keine Ausnahme. Ihre...

New report details state of media freedom in EU

by Index on Censorship | 09 Nov 18

Index on Censorship has released a new report detailing the state of media freedom in 35 European countries in the past four years. Threats include being burned in effigy, insulted, menaced, spat at, threatened with death and rape. There have been assassinations, lawsuits, and assaults.

Index on Censorship begins accepting donations in digital currency

by Index on Censorship | 31 Oct 18

Index on Censorship, one of the world’s leading freedom of expression organisations, is to start taking donations in digital currency.

Cuban artists celebrate “triumph for activism” as they pick up Index award

by Lewis Jennings | 19 Oct 18

After a seven month wait to get a UK visa, Cuban artists Luis Manuel Otero Alcàntara and Yanelys Nuñez Levya receive their Index on Censorship arts award.

Let’s not nanny British adults by censoring cartoons on beers

by Index on Censorship | 09 Oct 18

Index on Censorship is standing with our free speech friends at Flying Dog Brewery who’ve just been told by a UK drinks marketing body they should stop selling one of the beers because the artwork might encourage “immoderate” drinking.

Award-winning Cuban artists visiting the UK

by Index on Censorship | 09 Oct 18

Dates available for interview: October 17-29 LONDON - Two award-winning artists twice denied visas by the UK government this year finally arrive in...

UK overturns decision to refuse visas to award-winning Cuban artists

by Index on Censorship | 04 Oct 18

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.

Award-winning Cuban artists denied UK visas

by Index on Censorship | 26 Sep 18

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.

Authors send letter to His Royal Highness Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

by Index on Censorship | 06 Sep 18

Leading writers including Margaret Atwood, Elif Shafak and Claire Tomalin have signed an open letter to the king of Bahrain urging him to intervene in the case of a political prisoner being denied the right to read in jail.

Index on Censorship magazine wins APEX award

by Index on Censorship | 09 Aug 18

Index on Censorship is honoured to announce that our magazine has won an ‘Award of Excellence’ in the ‘Magazines, Journals & Tabloids – Writing (entire issue)’ category for the Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX).