The Global Voice of Free Expression
网页Index on Censorship campaigns for and defends free expression, promotes debate, and monitors threats to free speech worldwide. FIND OUT MORE HERE. 9. Index relies entirely on the support of donors and readers to do its work. …
Index on Censorship Who We Are and What We Do
网页Index on Censorship is a nonprofit that campaigns for, reports on and defends free expression worldwide. We publish work by censored writers and artists, promote debate, and monitor threats to free speech. We believe that everyone should be free to express themselves without fear of harm or persecution – no matter what their views.
Index on Censorship: The Global Magazine for Free Expression
网页Give a one-year digital subscription to thought-provoking, award-winning Index on Censorship magazine for just £18. An annual gift subscription includes four colour issues of Index on Censorship magazine delivered to your device, plus access to six years of magazine archives. Index on Censorship magazine, launched in 1972, publishes some of ...
Religion and free speech: it’s complicated - Index on Censorship
网页In the 1990s, Indian artist and Index award winner MF Husain was the subject of a violent intimidation campaign after painting Hindu gods and goddesses naked. He received death threats and had his work vandalised. Hundreds of complaints were brought against the artist, leading to his prosecution under sections 295 and 153A of India’s Penal Code, which outlaw insulting religions, as well as ...
Online harms proposals pose serious risks to freedom of expression
网页While we recognise the government’s desire to tackle unlawful content online, the proposals mooted in the white paper – including a new duty of care on social media platforms, a regulatory body, and even the fining and banning of social media platforms as a sanction – pose serious risks to freedom of expression online. These risks could ...
INDEX INTERVIEW: ‘I’ve never published a correction or apology’
网页DM: OffshoreAlert has been sued for libel multiple times in different countries and jurisdictions. [He was sued in the USA (state and federal court), Cayman Islands, Canada (Toronto), Grenada (by then Prime Minister Keith Mitchell), and Panama]. We’ve never lost a libel action, never published a correction or apology to any plaintiffs and ...
网页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 ...
网页Belarus: Pulling the Plug 3 Introduction Censorship of the media and restrictions on freedom of expression in Belarus – “the last remaining true dictatorship in the heart of Europe”1 – pre-dates the online age. Belarus has
Why is free speech important? - Index on Censorship
网页Index spoke to many different experts, professors and campaigners to find out why free speech is important to them. Index on Censorship magazine editor, Rachael Jolley, believes that free speech is crucial for change. “Free speech has always been important throughout history because it has been used to fight for change.
Free speech & the law: “Hate Speech” & Non-Discrimination
网页This guide will explore the laws that protect citizens against incidents of discrimination and hate in England and Wales that are most likely to encroach on an individual’s free expression rights. We also look at discrimination law, a type of non-criminal law, providing people with the means to sue individuals or organisations who ...