Index on Censorship
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A voice for the persecuted.
The Russian authorities are waging an unprecedented campaign against the right to chose to be a mother. In our latest issue, @olgaborisovauk.bsky.social reports on Russia's internal war on women. Learn more about our latest issue and subscribe ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/the-...
"If things stay like this...where will Muslims go?" In our latest magazine, journalists Sajad Hameed and Rehan Qayoom Mir speak to shawl sellers in #Kashmir who say they have been driven out of business because they are Muslim. Learn more and subscribe ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/the-...
Did you know? With an Index membership, you'll automatically receive a subscription to our award-winning, quarterly magazine. Posted straight through your door 📩🚪 Subscribe today and receive your copy of our latest issue, The Art of War ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/memberships/
#Iran: Under the cover of war, the authorities are escalating their campaign of repression. In our latest newsletter, Index CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social examines the wave of arrests and executions unfolding across the country⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/terr... 1/2
Through his art and writing, artist Şener Özmen has dedicated himself to freeing Kurdish identity from the shackles of colonialism. In our latest issue, @kayagenc.bsky.social profiles the artist and his struggles against erasure. Learn more & subscribe ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/the-...
OUT NOW: The Art of War | Vol.55 No.2 Our new magazine looks at how artists and writers battle with censorship in times of conflict and bear witness to the atrocities that warring parties would rather keep hidden. Learn more and subscribe ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/the-...
We are looking forward to today's event with @sflcin.bsky.social examining how governments are shaping age assurance laws and what that means for the future of digital rights, online safety and the internet at large. Register: sflc.in
Worldwide, books are being removed from libraries, schools and bookshops. In the UK, our investigation uncovered a school that targeted more than 200 titles. Become a member and support our work defending access to literature and the freedom to read.⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/memberships/
Banned Books Week UK is back! Join us in celebrating the freedom to read from 4-10 October. Get involved: 📚Read a banned book 📖Visit your local library or bookshop 🎙️Host an event 📱Share on social media Find out more ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/bannedbooksw...
We remember the life of philanthropist and technologist David Potter who, together with his wife Elaine Goldberg, supported many education and civil rights charities, including Index. Potter died on 28 June aged 82. He will be much missed: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/reme...
Explore our Letters from Afghan Women series, where we offer a platform to women from inside Afghanistan to speak freely on whatever they feel those outside need to know ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/category/cam...
In Afghanistan, writing is one of the few ways women can safely express themselves. At Index, we are proud to publish letters by women inside the country today, ensuring their words reach the world. Become a member and help us continue this vital work ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/memberships/
Become an Index member and be part of a movement dedicated to defending free expression around the world. As a member, you will receive: 📖 The quarterly, printed Index magazine 📣 Exclusive welcome pack 🗞️ Members-only newsletter +more Join us ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/memberships/
#Somalia: From Mogadishu Central Prison, 27-year-old women's rights activist Sadia Moalin Ali Hassan shares a powerful letter after being jailed for posting videos critical of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his family. She must be released ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/a-pl...
We remember the remarkable life and work of Slavenka Drakulić, Croatian writer, journalist and longtime Index contributor, who has died aged 76. Read more about her legacy ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/reme...
#Iran: As part of our series of dissident profiles, Index looks at Nasrin Sotoudeh, the imprisoned human rights lawyer who has made a career of defending political activists ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/nasr...
TOMORROW: Join Index editor @sallygimson.bsky.social & theatre maker Itai Erdal for a post-show discussion on censorship & self-censorship in theatre post-7 Oct. The discussion will follow Soldiers of Tomorrow on at Finborough Theatre. Book for 2 July ⬇️ www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/...
The burning of 2 newspaper offices last year was devastating not only for the scale of the destruction, but for what it symbolised about press freedom in #Bangladesh. @saliltripathi.bsky.social explores what happens when attacks on press become normalised: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/bang...
This week, 2 stories dominated the headlines: one in the #UK & one in Egypt. Both reveal the systematic silencing of women in maternity care. @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social writes on how the mistreatment of women in maternity wards is a free expression issue⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/sile...
#Afghanistan: In our latest Letter from Afghan Women, 21-year-old Samreen Makhfi (not her real name) reflects on education, resilience and the freedoms denied to her generation. Read her story ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/this... 1/2
One week to go! Join us for a special post-show discussion & mag launch on censorship and self-censorship in theatre post-7 October. The discussion will follow Ital Erdal's play Soldiers of Tomorrow on Thurs 2 July @finboroughtheatre.bsky.social. Book: www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/...
#UK: Donna Ockenden's new damning report found that 500+ mothers and babies suffered harm or died because of inadequate care in Nottingham. Read our interview with Ockenden on the culture of silence around NHS maternity failures ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/05/donn... #OckendenReport
#Pakistan: This week, a court sentenced Dr Mahrang Baloch to life imprisonment for her human rights activism for the Baloch people. In an interview from behind bars, she speaks to Index about her imprisonment and the books that have inspired her ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/dr-m...
#Russia: Last week, artist and outspoken Putin critic Semyon Skrepetsky was shot dead in Poland. We explore why satirists are so often among the Kremlin's first targets ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/kill...
EVENT: Join us for a discussion on making theatre in a post-7 October world, following Soldiers of Tomorrow, a play by Itai Erdal. 📍 Thursday 2 July, Finborough Theatre Register: www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/...
#Tigray: From 2020-2022, 280K+ cases of conflict-related sexual violence were documented. Many survivors are still being silenced. Birhan Gebrekirstos Mezgbo & Veronica Blecker discuss breaking the silence in their upcoming documentary, Not Ours to Carry: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/no-m...
#Russia: We are outraged by the murder of artist and vocal critic of Vladimir Putin, Robert Kuzovkov, in Poland. While full details have yet to be released, it is clear that an artist has been killed in Europe for their free expression. We call for a transparent investigation.
#UK: Banning social media for under-16s is an unworkable solution that risks undermining freedom of expression. Our editor, @sallygimson.bsky.social, argues that the proposed ban could let tech companies off the hook for moderating harmful content ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/gove...