Debates on freedom of expression through interviews, reportage and banned literature.
How did you do in our banned books quiz?
17 January 2025 @ 3:35 pm
Were you one of the five winners in our year-end competition? Find out the answers to those fiendish clues
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Index on Censorship welcomes the release of Palestinian human rights defender and lawyer Diala Ayesh
17 January 2025 @ 3:31 pm
Ayesh was released from administrative detention on 14 January 2025 by Israeli authorities
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Nominate a champion for Index on Censorship’s 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards
17 January 2025 @ 2:09 pm
Tell us who you think should win in the fields of arts, campaigning and journalism around the world
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Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the 2034 World Cup is just another attempt at sportswashing
17 January 2025 @ 12:33 pm
Undemocratic states that seek to exploit soft power to hide their human rights abuses should be condemned, not celebrated
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How can Gaza rebuild its culture?
17 January 2025 @ 10:28 am
With a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas now imminent, Index reflects on the damage done to Palestine’s cultural institutions
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A story of forgotten fiction in Vietnam
17 January 2025 @ 9:41 am
The country's rich literary history has been plagued by censorship and book bans
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Will Meta’s changes to content moderation work?
10 January 2025 @ 3:14 pm
Are Mark Zuckerberg's recently announced plans to ditch existing fact-checking policies motivated by winning political gain?
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What could Assad’s downfall mean for freedom of expression in Syria?
8 January 2025 @ 8:30 am
Syrian journalists have been subjected to free speech violations for decades. Could the future hold hope for a more open media landscape?
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Elif Shafak on divisive language
6 January 2025 @ 5:38 pm
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
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Bashar al-Assad has fallen: now I must continue writing
3 January 2025 @ 4:52 pm
A formerly imprisoned, exiled journalist talks about his plans to return to Syria and resume reporting
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