Index on Censorship

Index on Censorship is an advocacy publishing group focused on promoting freedom of expression. Based in London, it releases a quarterly magazine that shares the same name. Jodie Ginsberg has been serving as the Chief Executive of Index on Censorship since May 2014.

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The EU is losing patience with Hungary

5 days ago | indexoncensorship.org | Sarah Dawood

The European Convention on Human Rights was set up in the aftermath of World War Two to protect the rights of people in the Council of Europe’s 47 member states. Enshrined within it are fundamental obligations around free speech, including the right to free expression and the right to protest.
Afghanistan's silent healthcare crisis

1 week ago | indexoncensorship.org | Zahra Joya

This article first appeared in Volume 54, Issue 1 of our print edition of Index on Censorship, titled The forgotten patients: Lost voices in the global healthcare system, published on 11 April 2025. Read more about the issue here. Over the past 15 years, Bibi Jan has already endured the unimaginable pain of losing four of her children due to malnutrition and inadequate medical facilities. She is now deeply anxious about the health of two of her three surviving children.
Arrested for criticising Hamas – in London - Index on Censorship

2 weeks ago | indexoncensorship.org | Jemimah Steinfeld

On Saturday 17 May, veteran human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell was arrested. Tatchell is no stranger to arrest. When he celebrated his 70th birthday in January 2022, his post marking the occasion said he’d been arrested 100 times. At the end of that year he added another one to the list, this time in Qatar, where he was protesting the country’s criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people ahead of the World Cup. That arrest wasn’t exactly surprising.
Ten years in Saudi prison for a tweet

2 weeks ago | indexoncensorship.org | Jemimah Steinfeld

“Saudi Arabia criticised for ignoring the USA’s appalling human rights record” – that was the headline on satirical website News Thump, spoofing this week’s arms deal between the two countries. In these bleak times, I’ll take laughter where I can get it. But behind the joke is a darker truth: the USA’s steady backslide on human rights and Saudi Arabia’s ongoing abuses. This week, it’s Saudi Arabia that demands our attention.
Kashmiris are disappearing from the streets

3 weeks ago | indexoncensorship.org | Jemimah Steinfeld

Indian paramilitary troopers stand alert after an unidentified military aircraft crashed in the Wuyan area of Pampore. Photo by ZUMA Press Inc / Alamy Live News A crisis is often seized as an opportunity, especially by those eager to silence dissent – and no more so than in Narendra Modi’s India.
Uniting in Budapest to cleanse the image of Hungarian universities

1 month ago | indexoncensorship.org | Sally Gimson

This week, academics from all over Europe are gathering at the Times Higher Education Europe Universities Summit in Budapest. The conference has the strapline, “Pairing higher education excellence with world-leading research and innovation” and professors and academics including a pro-vice chancellor of Oxford University Anne Trefethen are speaking. So far, so dull.
The Turkish government’s grip on journalism is tightening

1 month ago | indexoncensorship.org | Kaya Genç

The alarming escalation in the persecution of Turkey’s media workers is part of a calculated strategy. With the detention of Istanbul’s democratically elected mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on 19 March, the Turkish government has sent a chilling message to the public: nobody is safe, anyone can be arrested, so everybody should take caution. Journalists make up a significant sum among the more than 1,879 detained in last month’s protests, 260 of whom were formally arrested.
When music becomes a battleground

1 month ago | indexoncensorship.org | Jemimah Steinfeld

In today’s world of hot takes and moral outrage, we all want clear answers – good, bad, right and wrong – and people we can easily rally behind or blast – villain, victim, hero, heretic. But the cases of Kneecap, Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa have resisted such clarity, and they’ve forced us to reckon with an uncomfortable truth: freedom of expression, especially in moments of deep political pain and division, isn’t always neat, easy or even popular.
World Press Freedom Day: Remembering Victoria Roshchyna

1 month ago | indexoncensorship.org | Jemimah Steinfeld

Victoria Roshchyna had two strikes against her: she was Ukrainian and she was a journalist. Roshchyna frequently reported from Russian-occupied territories, which was and is incredibly dangerous work. In 2022, she was detained, which she wrote about for Index. A year later, she vanished once again. It took nine months for Russian authorities to confirm she was in custody, held without charge. As with much of Russia’s penal system, the details remain murky.
Venezuela's prison problem - Index on Censorship

1 month ago | indexoncensorship.org | Catherine Ellis

Protestors call for democracy, against Nicolas Maduro and in support of Edmundo Gonzalez in Madrid in January. Photo by Oscar Gonzalez / WENN / Alamy Stock Photo This article first appeared in Volume 54, Issue 1 of our print edition of Index on Censorship, titled The forgotten patients: Lost voices in the global healthcare system, published on 11 April 2025. Read more about the issue here.