Climate of fear: The silencing of the planet’s indigenous peoples

29 Sep 21 | Magazine, Magazine Editions, Volume 50.03 Autumn 2021

FEATURING

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Dissident

Mikhail Khodorkovsky is founder of the Justice for Journalists Foundation.

John Sweeney

John Sweeney

Journalist

John Sweeney is a writer and journalist who has investigated Scientology and Russian interference in the US elections. He is the host of the Hunting Ghislaine podcast.
Kelly Duda

Kelly Duda

Activist and producer

Kelly Duda is an activist and producer and director of the documentary Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal.

Whistleblowers: The lifeblood of democracy

26 Jul 21 | Magazine, Magazine Editions, Volume 50.02 Summer 2021

FEATURING

Sir Tom Stoppard

Sir Tom Stoppard

Playwright

Sir Tom Stoppard is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. His works include Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and his latest play, Leopoldstadt, which is playing at Wyndham’s Theatre in London.
Nerma Jelacic

Nerma Jelacic

War criminal hunter

Nerma Jelacic works for the Commission for International Justice and Accountability, which gathers war crimes evidence during ongoing conflicts.
Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg

Whistleblower

Daniels Ellsberg is a former US Government contractor who worked for Rand Corporation and exposed the country’s long-term involvement in Vietnam through the release of the Pentagon Papers in 1971.

Statement on the Maya Forstater tribunal

28 Apr 21 | News and features, Statements

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This week Index on Censorship took the unusual step of legally intervening in an employment appeal tribunal.  As always our focus was on the core principle of free expression and protecting free speech in law. The tribunal has now concluded and has reserved judgment – we expect to learn the result in the coming months.  Much will be discussed and written about in the coming days regarding the Maya Forstater tribunal, but for your information on what Index provided to the court please access our skeleton argument here.

Whatever the outcome of the Employment Appeal Tribunal the toxic nature of the current conversation on gender and trans rights is doing little to build bridges or solidarity.  As promised by our Chief Executive, in the coming weeks Index will seek to provide a platform for considered debate and engagement.  We plan to publish the words of those people who are being silenced and provide a space for people to highlight their lived experiences without fear or favour.  So watch this space.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]