The debate will start from a bird’s eye view on the state of the art of journalism in Europe. Participants to the debate, including Index’s advocacy officer Melody Patry
3 May: Difference Day celebrates freedom of the press
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CATEGORY: Events
3 and 4 June: Index on Censorship magazine at the Hay Festival
Join Index on Censorship at this year’s Hay Festival for a weekend of discussions about free speech, offence, Shakespeare and protest.
6 May: Tehran Book Fair, Uncensored
Join the uncensored edition of the Tehran Book Fair, featuring books from independent Iranian publishers and a talk on censorship in the Middle East
14 June: Does fiction have a stronger impact than journalism?
The Index on Censorship Magazine Big Debate: Does fiction have a stronger impact than journalism?
12 April: Zaina Erhaim on Syria’s Rebellious Women
Join us at the Frontline Club for a film screening and discussion with Zaina Erhaim, a Syrian journalist shortlisted for the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards 2016.
27 May: 40 protests for Khadija Ismayilova’s 40th birthday
Join the Sport for Rights campaign in organising 40 protests to help mark the 40th birthday of Azerbaijani investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova
19 March: Where is Bassel Khartabil?
Join Index on Censorship in a day of solidarity, awareness and support for Palestinian-Syrian open access activist Bassel Khartabil
17 March: NUS must revise safe space and no platform policies
Join a group of concerned organisations to let the National Union of Students (NUS) and its affiliated Student Unions know that they must revise their policies.
18 March: Censorship in the arts: A 21st century problem?
Freedom of expression is a basic human right. But do we really have it? Where are you free to express what? A group of leading figures from the arts discuss this hot topic, not only relevant to the stage, but also in our everyday lives.
Index unveils 2016 Freedom of Expression Awards shortlist
An Aleppo-based journalist training women to report on the crisis in war-torn Syria, an Indonesian comic who jokes about Islamic extremism and a 19-year old campaigner against repression in Eritrea are among those shortlisted for the 2016 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
10 Feb: Failure to reform: Five years of dissent in Bahrain
On the 5th anniversary of the 2011 Bahrain uprising, reform has stalled and human rights abuses have continued to be systemic and widespread. With the region in turmoil and abuses on the rise, has the UK’s reform assistance achieved its stated objectives?
27 Jan: What’s the taboo? Index magazine launch debate
Join us to celebrate the launch of What’s the Taboo? – Index’s latest magazine featuring stories of the most controversial subjects from around the world and how we are afraid to tackle them
