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Index on Censorship response to the IMPRESS consultation
November 2014 (PDF) As a UK-based organisation dedicated to the promotion of free speech and elimination of censorship worldwide, Index on Censorship is pleased to have the opportunity to provide feedback on the documents that proposed press regulator IMPRESS has drawn up ahead of its formal launch. Index also made
Ipso’s flaws should not be an excuse for state media regulation
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) does not yet meet all the requirements for an effective, voluntary self-regulator. But we should not let flaws in its current design be used as an excuse to turn to state regulation of the press – or to introduce a system that effectively makes
Lord Lester slams Leveson royal charter
Leading human rights lawyer Anthony Lester has said proposed press regulation agreed by politicians and Hacked Off campaigners is "unprecedented in the free world". Padraig Reidy reports
Police apologise for withholding name of charged officer
Secrecy of Warwickshire police "against open justice" says Index on Censorship chief
Index on Censorship: Leveson, the Royal Charter and press regulation
Index on Censorship views press freedom as one core part of the fundamental right to freedom of expression. Read Index's position on the Royal Charter for press regulation
Global view
Index CEO Kirsty Hughes looks at the current climate for free speech around the world, from press regulation in the UK to ongoing challenges to digital freedom
Leveson debate must be brought back from brink
Basic principles are at stake as confusion reigns ahead of Monday's vote, says Index chief executive Kirsty Hughes
Index on Censorship’s response to the Leveson report
The Leveson Report will become a benchmark for press regulation in modern democracies. Index has urged a serious, considered debate about Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations rather than their full adoption. The free speech organisation opposes the statutory underpinning of press regulation as proposed by Lord Justice Leveson.
“Human rights are not an impediment to effective policing”
Index on Censorship's Kirsty Hughes talks to Sir Hugh Orde, one of the UK's most senior police officers, about protest, public order and politics
Leveson: The way ahead for a free press in the UK
A tough but voluntary regulator is the best way to ensure a free press and a fair society, Index says in a new policy notePlus: Why Leveson's recommendations are more worrying than you think
Index: Leveson goes too far
Kirsty Hughes outlines Index's issues with the press inquiry's recommendationsPress release: Index on Censorship’s response to the Leveson report
Index on Censorship magazine
Current issue: Does anonymity need to be defended?
The autumn 2016 Index on Censorship magazine explores anonymity through a range of in-depth features, interviews and illustrations from around the world. Contributors include former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, journalist John Lloyd, Bangladeshi blogger Ananya Azad and philosopher Julian Baggini. This issue also has a thoughtful essay by novelist Hilary Mantel and illustrations by Molly Crabapple.
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Why journalism and politics should remain independent
Leveson's "statutory underpinning" is no way to protect press freedom, says Kirsty Hughes
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