Category : Belarus
The problem of censorship is part of larger ones about the use and abuse of freedom
It is 50 years since poet Stephen Spender made a call to arms in the pages of The Times Climate of fear: The silencing of the planet’s indigenous peoples
The new issue of Index on Censorship magazine features environmental activists around the world Sharing the stories that need to be told
Index's CEO looks ahead to this weekend's Freedom of Expression Awards 
Why we must not change the channel
The news from countries around the globe is appalling but we need to bear witness Belarusian Association of Journalists: facing closure but not extinction
Body representing independent media in country facing liquidation in further crackdown by Lukashenko regime Whistleblowers: The lifeblood of democracy
The summer 2021 issue of Index on Censorship magazine looks at the critical role of whistleblowers Joint call condemning the Belarusian regime’s raids on journalists and human rights activists
Index joins with 11 other organisations to demand the release of those detained Belarus: Human rights organisations urge the UN Human Rights Council to maintain calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Andrei Aliaksandrau
Call comes as Council receives the report of the UN special rapporteur on the situation regarding human rights in the country Fourteen organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of journalist and human rights defender Andrei Aliaksandrau
Former Index on Censorship staff member faces up to 15 years in prison Belarus: Journalist Andrei Aliaksandrau faces up to 15 years in prison
Former Index staff member faces charges of high treason Don’t SLAPP the Messenger
Rachel Long, Elif Shafak and Jacqueline Woodson explore what ‘freedom’ means in the culture of traditional publishing. Chaired by Urvashi Butalia and part of Banned Books Week 
