A public vote is set to launch this week to find the nation's favourite banned book. It is taking place in the run up to the week-long celebration...
Public asked to vote on favourite banned book (Bookseller, 16 July 2018)
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CATEGORY: Index in the Press
Khayrullo Mirsaidov: the journalist from Tajikistan who received 12 years in prison for his honesty and courage (Open Democracy, 15 July 2018)
In the 15 years I have known Khayrullo Mirsaidov, I have often called my friend and colleague an idiot. The Webster dictionary defines an “idiot”...
Is drill the most controversial genre of music? (GQ, 14 July 2018)
Originating in South Side Chicago at the start of the decade with breakout artists such as Pacman and Chief Keef, drill (slang for gun) is a strand...
Double vision: Malta’s sunny tourist image masks some murky goings-on (Eurozine, 11 July 2018)
The hunt for the person or people who ordered the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta last October appears to be...
Resonance FM: Trouble in paradise (10 July 2018)
Rachael Jolley, editor of Index on Censorship magazine, Jemimah Steinfeld, deputy editor, and Irene Caselli, freelance journalist and contributor,...
It’s 50 years since the end of stage censorship in Britain – but how free are artists really? (Independent, 9 July 2018)
As part of a discussion of the V&A's new exhibition marking 50 years since the ending of theatre censorship, the Independent cites Index on...
Europe: Is the censorship machine coming? Plus good LGBTQI+ news in Poland (IFEX, 4 July 2018)
On 20 June, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament voted in favour of an extremely controversial copyright directive proposed by the...
Banned drill videos have been reposted to Pornhub (Crack, 2 July 2018)
In recent news, drill music has been accused of inciting violence, with The Metropolitan Police claiming that they’re responsible for rising levels...
Platform uses crowdsourcing to fund journalism where press freedom is weak (CJR, 2 July 2018)
Wendy Funes was poring over judicial records when she discovered that the remains of human fetuses and newborns had been found in an indigenous area...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins presidential election: What this means for Turkey (iNews, 25 June 2018)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey‘s presidential election for the second time. His victory will mean he has a tighter hold of his country. What...
Reporting on the Italian mafia is becoming more dangerous than ever before (New Statesman, 22 June 2018)
He had spoken about it before becoming Italy’s interior minister. Now, not even a month into the role, Matteo Salvini has threatened to remove the...
The war against rap: censoring drill may seem radical but it’s not new (The Guardian, 22 June 2018)
Rap crew 1011 need to tell the authorities when they have made new music. But can censoring artistic expression reduce youth violence? Read in full.
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