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WEBThe country’s human rights landscape has disintegrated since Erdogan took over in 2003. The country has a vibrant future believes author Oliver Slow, despite the military junta's attacks on dissent. Censoring Roald Dahl is not the answer, just a problem. Rewording Dahl's classics sets a worrying precedent.
Interpol must clarify its involvement in the arrest warrant issued ...
WEB[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Clare Rewcastle Brown fears she will be arrested when she arrives in Spain later this week; Charities have written to INTERPOL today seeking clarification over whether a Red Notice has been issued for her arrest
Who is 2022's Tyrant of the Year? - Index on Censorship
WEBThe 2021 winner, way ahead of a crowded field, was Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, followed by China’s Xi Jinping and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad . The polls are now open for the title of 2022 Tyrant of the Year and we are focusing on 12 leaders from around the globe who have done more during the past 12 months than other despots to win ...
50 years of Index - Index on Censorship
WEBOur magazine, Index on Censorship, was to be the charity’s main output, providing a platform for dissidents to tell their stories, for our correspondents to shine a spotlight on repressive regimes and to establish a global vehicle, campaigning for the right to free expression for writers, scholars and artists.
Online Safety Bill will “significantly curtail freedom of expression”
WEBThe QC’s opinion explains and analyses the broad implications of the Government’s new online safety regime against current freedom of expression laws and found that the Bill will significantly curtail freedom of expression in a way that has profound consequences for the British media and journalism, courts and the UK’s digital economy.
WEB4 Executive Summary • The Duty of Care is a flawed concept based on limited evidence, which would create a radically new framework for the proactive censorship of entirely legal content.
WEBSep 23, 2013 · s over freedom of expression online.India is the world’s largest democracy and protects free speech in its laws and constitution.1 Yet, freedom of expression in the online sphere is increasingly being restricted in India for a number of reasons– including defamation, the maintenance of national security and communal harmony, which are ...
Drawing pressure: Cartoons from around the world
WEBThe attacks on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in January threw a global spotlight on the challenges faced by cartoonists worldwide. Index has since its earliest days reported on the persecution of satirists. As part of our work in celebrating as well as defending free expression, Index has this year asked cartoonists to reflect on the ...
Why is access to freedom of expression important?
WEBFull access to freedom of expression is difficult to achieve in the absence of universal education and literacy. Around the world, illiteracy and inadequate (or non-existent) education hits the poorest hardest – both because education is often private, and because in poor countries where it is provided by the state, the standard of education ...
Can We Talk About This? - Index on Censorship
WEBCan We Talk About This?, created by DV8’s Artistic Director Lloyd Newson, deals with freedom of speech, censorship and Islam. The production premiered in August 2011 at Sydney Opera House, followed by an international tour of 15 countries — Sweden, Australia, Hong Kong, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Greece, Slovenia, Hungry, Spain ...