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This week at Index: Using power to undermine justice and freedom
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Ex-IRA man takes academic freedom case to the UK’s Supreme Court
Former IRA member Anthony McIntyre has been granted a UK Supreme Court hearing in an attempt to stop the PSNI getting hold recordings of interviews he gave about his role during the so-called “Troubles” in Northern Ireland.Â
Playlist: How governments use power to undermine justice and freedom
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/cA4H7_d9q20"][vc_column_text] The summer 2019 Index on Censorship magazine looks at the...
Project Exile: Tajikistan harasses reporter into exile
“I knew that they have just one goal: they want to see me out of journalism.”
Spend your summer with Index
On Tuesday 2 July, we’ll be debating press freedom and Julian Assange at the Frontline Club. Index CEO Jodie Ginsberg joins former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger, columnist and broadcaster David Aaronovitch, journalist Vaughan Smith and columnist Suzanne Moore to discuss Assange and his work. Chaired by journalist Robin Lustig.
Index announced as official talks partner of Cambridge Folk Festival
Index on Censorship has been announced as the official talks partner of the Cambridge Folk Festival and will host a series of events as part of a brand new Spoken Folk strand at the festival, which takes place from 1-4 August.
Article 19 launches campaign calling for more transparency and accountability around online content removal
The Missing Voices campaign seeks to counteract censorship and consolidate laws and community standards wherever possible.
#FlytheFlag: Zehra DoÄźan’s symbol of resistance
The white scarf is the symbol of resistance against pain.
Podcast: Judged with Xinran, Stefano Pozzebon and Steven Levitsky
Summer podcast with Xinran, Stefano Pozzebon and Steven Levitsky exploring how governments use power to undermine justice and freedom.
Project Exile: Wife of kidnapped Azerbaijani journalist puts her career on hold to campaign for her husband’s release
Leyla Mustafayeva is an Azerbaijani journalist and the wife of investigative journalist Afgan Mukhtarli, who was kidnapped in Georgia in May 2017 and later imprisoned in Azerbaijan
Russia: Ivan Golunov’s case shows the power of publicly and resolutely denouncing despotism
Using trumped-up drug charges to silence critics is nothing new for Russian authorities