Index on Censorship
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A voice for the persecuted.
📣 EVENT: Join us on 5th Aug at St John's Waterloo for the launch of Land of the Free?, our latest magazine issue exploring the impact of the #Trump administration on free speech in the #USA and beyond. Speakers to be announced soon. 🎟️ Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-of-the-…
Ihar Losik, a journalist for @RFERL’s @Svaboda, has been unjustly detained for more than five years. His colleagues Aleh, Andrei, and Ihar, who were formerly imprisoned in Belarus, call for his release. #FreeIhar
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We stand in solidarity with the Hong Kongers who have found themselves threatened through arrest warrants & bounties. These are a blatant attempt at transnational repression, weaponising law to stifle dissent beyond borders & chill free expression. hongkongfp.com/2025/07/25/bre…
“There’s nothing more painful than witnessing injustice and staying silent... my role was not just to practise law but to use it as a tool to confront oppression and restore dignity [to people].” Interview with our 2024 award winner Diala Ayesh. indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/attack…
Many protesters have been arrested since the Palestine Action proscription. A story of huge national importance was suppressed for years. Certain UK laws are too broad & ill-defined & that's damaging freedom of expression. More here 👇 indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/palest…
We echo the very serious concerns that @aliciakearns raises here. This move will instil much anxiety and fear for those living in the UK who came here to escape repression in Hong Kong.
Government plans to reintroduce extradition cooperation with Hong Kong are highly concerning. Why does the Government deem this reasonable when freedom of expression, political freedom and the rule of law in Hong Kong have been crushed by The National Security Law and the…
“404 journalism” - a term to describe disappearing stories online - is becoming all too common in India. This is just one of many threats journalists face. “Press freedom is being eroded like never before" said one person interviewed. indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/news-i…
Following the proscription of Palestine Action and the news of the Afghan data leak superinjunction, we examine how UK laws can be too broad and ill-defined, and the risks that poses to free speech indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/palest…
Germany suspends humanitarian visa program for dissidents and people at risk of persecution The Federal Ministry of the Interior announced the temporary suspension of accepting foreigners in need of protection for humanitarian reasons. This will also affect Belarusians.…
#UK: A man was arrested under Terrorism Act at Leeds demonstration for holding a banner featuring @PrivateEyeNews artwork. The editor, Ian Hislop, has described it as “mind-boggling”. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
#Thailand: Activist lawyer Anon Nampa now faces more than 29 years in prison after being accused of insulting the monarchy. That should not be a crime. Thailand's lèse-majesté laws are extremely oppressive and must be abolished. advox.globalvoices.org/2025/07/17/tha…
“At first, I had emotional numbness, I couldn’t think or feel. That quickly turned into fear.” Index award winner Diala Ayesh on the many threats she faces as a Palestinian human rights lawyer. indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/attack…
📢 4 Journalists on Hunger Strike in #Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 Abzas Media’s Ulvi Hasanli is in solitary confinement after restarting his hunger strike. Fellow journalists Sevinj Vagifgizi, Nargiz Absalamova, and Elnara Gasimova have joined in protest! More: irfs.org/news-feed/impr…
#India: Vanishing stories, police intimidation, travel bans - these are just three of the ways that journalists who are critical of the government are being silenced. More insights here from @HananZaffar indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/news-i…
#Egypt: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the unlawful arrest & “pre-trial detention” of Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar. We call, once again, for his immediate & unconditional release.
