The Summer 2025 issue of Index on Censorship Looks at how the second Trump administration is eroding free speech at home and overseas| Index on Censorship
The Father Ted writer was arrested by five armed police officers on arrival in the UK over historic tweets on trans people The post The arrest of Graham Linehan is a cop and ball story appeared first on Index on Censorship.| Index on Censorship
What does the erosion of the press amid a rapid increase in citizen journalism mean for American democracy? The post The rise of the newsfluencer under Donald Trump appeared first on Index on Censorship.| Index on Censorship
How the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities use linguistic trickery to undermine opponents The post The so-called trial of Jimmy Lai appeared first on Index on Censorship.| Index on Censorship
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days The post The week in free expression: 22 August – 29 August 2025 appeared first on Index on Censorship.| Index on Censorship
A look at the new collection of essays Countering Terrorism: Defending free speech The post The fine line between free speech, protest and terrorism appeared first on Index on Censorship.| Index on Censorship
Speaking out about societal issues such as poverty, hunger and police abuse is perilous and risks attention from authorities and terror groups The post Journalists face persecution, intimidation and physical abuse in Somalia appeared first on Index on Censorship.| Index on Censorship
Young Chinese people are spontaneously breaking into song while commuting and it's all about signalling their resistance to CCP control The post CCP clamps down on Beijing subway protest songs appeared first on Index on Censorship.| Index on Censorship
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days The post The week in free expression: 16 – 22 August 2025 appeared first on Index on Censorship.| Index on Censorship
Nigerians are increasingly turning to social media to voice their concerns about societal issues| Index on Censorship
A public vote to select books for the library's centenary exhibition has ignited controversy after a collection of essays by feminist writers was excluded The post The National Library of Scotland: When curation becomes censorship appeared first on Index on Censorship.| Index on Censorship
Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues from Al Jazeera were killed in a targeted attack because they refused to be silenced| Index on Censorship
Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK Working Group | Index on Censorship
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days| Index on Censorship
Someone is carrying out transnational repression of its exiled critics by post| Index on Censorship
Transnational repression (TNR) is on the rise globally, fuelled by rapidly evolving technology, global democratic-backsliding and the rise of authoritarianism and years of neglect by previous governments.| Index on Censorship
Schools and universities in the war zone have been destroyed. Attempts to write about it have been silenced| Index on Censorship
An incident in which Mumbai's Habitat comedy club was vandalised by supporters of a local political group after Kunal Kamra made jokes about its leader is a worrying sign of the times| Index on Censorship
The Summer 2025 issue of Index on Censorship looks at how's Trump's second administration is eroding free speech at home and overseas| Index on Censorship
Diala Ayesh, a Palestinian human rights lawyer, was imprisoned for a year in an Israeli jail for unknown reasons. Index speaks to her about the dangers she faces from both Israeli and Palestinian authorities| Index on Censorship
Journalism critical of the government is vanishing from digital archives, years after it has been published| Index on Censorship
Data leaks and deportations show that more protection is needed| Index on Censorship
More than 30 organisations call on the Seanad to take action over anti-SLAPP measures, calling it a missed opportunity to protect freedom of expression| Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship is the voice of free expression. We publish censored writers and artists, promote debate, monitor threats to freedom of speech.| Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship criticises Ofcom’s inadequate ‘passing references’ to users’ privacy rights and warns of legal battles if draft guidance on encryption is not updated| Index on Censorship
Gavin Millar QC has produced the first analysis of the implications of the Bill for the British media and journalism, the courts and the UK’s digital economy| Index on Censorship
The world’s “coolest dictator” is ruthlessly opposed to free speech| Index on Censorship
Women influencers around the world are killed for simply speaking online| Index on Censorship
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Amnesty International, tech giant Apple and the Russian-language news outlet Meduza have an unfortunate bond| Index on Censorship
The Spring 2025 issue of Index on Censorship investigates lost voices in the global healthcare system| Index on Censorship
Thousands of brave Russians continue to pay their respects to the late opposition leader and speak out against Putin’s regime| Index on Censorship
The new president has signed more than 100 directives that will alter the course of US policy. We look at how they will influence free expression in the “land of liberty”| Index on Censorship
Are Mark Zuckerberg's recently announced plans to ditch existing fact-checking policies motivated by winning political gain?| Index on Censorship
Following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in 2015, the best-selling Turkish novelist wrote for Index about how writers are staying silent on their self-censorship| Index on Censorship
We’ve seen severe violations by repressive governments – but we’ve also seen remarkable acts of defiance by political activists, journalists and protesters| Index on Censorship
The Winter 2024 issue of Index on Censorship examines how musicians are fighting back against censorship and persecution| Index on Censorship
Bashar al-Assad’s government was toppled by Syrian rebels this week, bringing the dictator’s 24-year-reign to a close| Index on Censorship
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in an attempt to stop the country's slide into authoritarianism| Index on Censorship