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Youth Advisory Board discuss censorship of art
For this month’s task the youth board were asked to write a blog post about a piece of art that has either caused controversy or been banned in their country
Lejla Becar: The bulk-banning of bands in Bosnia
Index on Censorship youth advisory board member Lejla Becar discusses the banning of music in Bosnia
Anastasia Vladimirova: A ruthless crackdown on independent media
Index on Censorship youth advisory board member Anastasia Vladimirova explains why she thinks Russia’s NGO law curtails independent media
Simeon Gready: An over-the-top regulation policy
Index on Censorship youth advisory board member Simeon Gready explains why he thinks proposed regulations have huge implications for freedom of expression in South Africa
Muira McCammon: GiTMO’s linguistic isolation
Index on Censorship youth advisory board member Muira McCammon discusses linguistic isolation at Guantanamo Bay
Ravian Ruys: Without trust, free speech suffers
Index on Censorship youth advisory board member Ravian Ruys explores the impact of eroding public trust is having on free expression in The Netherlands
Jade Jackman: An act against knowledge and thought
Index on Censorship youth advisory board member Jade Jackman explains why she thinks counter-terrorism legislation is a threat to academic freedom
Harsh Ghildiyal: Defamation is not a crime
Index on Censorship youth advisory board member Harsh Ghildiyal explains why he thinks India’s criminal defamation laws are not reasonable
Tom Carter: No-platforming Nigel
Index on Censorship youth advisory board member Tom Carter explains why he thinks no-platforming undermines free expression
Matthew Brown: Spying on NGOs a step too far
Index youth advisory board member Matthew Brown explores why he thinks mass surveillance has gone too far.
#IndexDrawtheLine: Youth Advisory Board round-up
Over the past few months, the Index on Censorship Youth Advisory Board has been coming together to ask difficult, yet essential questions in #IndexDrawTheLine
The youth advisory board is Index on Censorship’s project aimed at engaging with young people aged 16-25 from around the world, and gathering their views on freedom of expression issues. Learn more.
