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1 month ago | 
indexoncensorship.org | Katie Dancey-Downs |Sarah Dawood |Emma Briant |Georgia Beeston
Today, my son trotted off to school in a hastily assembled knight-doctor-dragon combo, firmly taking on his role as the knight from Zog, whose name I can never get right. Sir Galahad? Sir Gallopalong? Ah yes, Sir Gadabout. This was his first World Book Day, and as a book-loving writer mum, it was quite the moment.
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1 month ago | 
indexoncensorship.org | Jemimah Steinfeld |Amy Fallon |Emma Briant |Martin Bright
Jimmy Lai is the best known political dissident in Hong Kong. Illustration by Lumli Lumlong Jimmy Lai has led many lives. An impoverished factory worker, a garment billionaire, owner of one of Hong Kong’s most influential papers, a born-again Catholic.
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1 month ago | 
indexoncensorship.org | Amy Fallon |Emma Briant |Martin Bright
Petrina Harley likens direct action to giving birth. “My body knew it had a job to do, so I got on and focused on my inner strength,” the 53-year-old mother of two told Index via phone from Perth.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
indexoncensorship.org | Emma Briant
In the name of “free speech”, Donald Trump has laid out an authoritarian plan for his new administration to radically defund and gag universities. Now with a Republican Congress, he might just achieve it all and that spells disaster for freedom of thought, critical inquiry and an informed citizenry in the USA.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
techpolicy.press | Emma Briant
On September 4, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of two employees of RT, the Russian state-controlled media outlet, who allegedly engaged in a ”$10 million scheme to create and distribute content to U.S. audiences with hidden Russian government messaging,” according to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
crikey.com.au | Emma Briant
Sure, journalists today come in many forms, and whether inside or outside media organisations, they must be protected. But as Johan Lidberg noted in his recent article, due process matters: fact-checking, verifying and considering the motives of a source, including whether vulnerable people or democratic processes might be harmed, are crucial.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
indexoncensorship.org | Jemimah Steinfeld |Ruth Anderson |Emma Briant |Daisy Ruddock
The rules on what we can and cannot say have exponentially increased since Hamas’ attack in Israel in October and Israel’s response. Just ask Masha Gessen. Over the last few days the Russian-American writer has found themselves at the centre of a controversy over an award they were due to receive. It was a play of two acts. Act one, disinformation.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
indexoncensorship.org | Daisy Ruddock |Ruth Anderson |Emma Briant
The confirmation of Donald Tusk as Poland’s new prime minister, ending the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party’s eight year spell in power, offers cautious optimism that freedom of expression for the country’s minority groups will be better protected. Tusk’s appointment follows October’s parliamentary election, in which a broad coalition of opposition parties secured the majority of votes needed to form a government, which was officially voted in by MPs in December.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
indexoncensorship.org | Ruth Anderson |Emma Briant |Daisy Ruddock
2023 has been a year with more news than days. Every corner of the world is a cacophony of broadcasts describing horror, injustice, sorrow and pain. There are times when you just want to cover your ears, close your eyes and hope for peace in all senses of the word. But in this barrage of bulletins dictators thrive.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
indexoncensorship.org | Emma Briant |Daisy Ruddock |Ruth Anderson |Katie Dancey-Downs
The British and US governments have just jointly sanctioned two Russian intelligence operatives for their attempts to derail the democratic process through a series of coordinated cyber attacks. The US State Department is also offering a reward of up to $10M for information on the Russian hackers responsible for the coordinated cyber espionage attack, which is international and spans several years.
