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The UK Government is trying to break encryption - again. Apple is pushing back & so should the rest of us. Encryption is essential for privacy & privacy underpins free speech. Here's why this matters👇 www.indexoncensorship.org/2024/09/brea...
www.indexoncensorship.org"Theatremakers and artists are not inclined to take risks with challenging works. And virtually everyone in the industry is in denial about the extent of censorship at all." Essential reading - our investigation into censorship in UK theatre, out now. www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/comp...
Complacency, culture wars and money troubles are killing political theatre - Index on CensorshipThe smothering of uncomfortable voices is commonplace in UK theatre. But arts professionals would rather self-censor than confront uncomfortable truthswww.indexoncensorship.orgIn our latest magazine issue, Kaya Genç profiles Kurdish artist Şener Özmen about his struggle against erasure. Become a member and subscribe to the Index on Censorship magazine: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/the-...
New book from Zahra Joya of @rukhshanamedia.bsky.social is about the Taliban’s brutal silencing of women and Joya’s own life of resistance. It's an incredibly important book - we need more stories from and about women in Afghanistan. Our review: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/meet...
Meet the vanishing girl who defied the Taliban - Index on CensorshipA new book tells the story of the Taliban’s brutal silencing of women and the life of resistance of journalist Zahra Joyawww.indexoncensorship.orgFrom India to Georgia, journalists and critics are being prevented from travelling or returning home through travel bans that undermine free expression. Our new report investigates this growing global threat ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/how-...
How governments are weaponising travel bans to silence dissent - Index on CensorshipA major new report that looks at how dissidents are stopped from entering or leaving their countrieswww.indexoncensorship.orgOur investigation into self-censorship within UK theatres is out. From Israel-Palestine to gender and other contentious issues, concerns about backlash and financial pressures are shaping what gets said - and staged. Read the investigation: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/comp...
Complacency, culture wars and money troubles are killing political theatre - Index on CensorshipThe smothering of uncomfortable voices is commonplace in UK theatre. But arts professionals would rather self-censor than confront uncomfortable truthswww.indexoncensorship.orgAs a prisoner of conscious, being released from prison doesn't always mean regaining freedom. In Saudi Arabia, travel bans are used as a form of “quasi-detention”. Our new report explores how restrictions on movement are being weaponised to silence dissent: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/how-...
How governments are weaponising travel bans to silence dissent - Index on CensorshipA major new report that looks at how dissidents are stopped from entering or leaving their countrieswww.indexoncensorship.org#UK: A major victory against transnational repression. The Supreme Court has rejected Bahrain's attempt to claim sovereign immunity in the spyware case brought by dissidents Saeed Shehabi and Moosa Mohammed ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/no-m...
Travel bans are increasingly being weaponised to silence journalists, activists and dissidents. Our new report with the University of Essex reveals how governments are using travel bans to ensure dissidents are stopped from entering/leaving their countries⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/how-...
#Afghanistan: A new book tells the story of the Taliban's brutal silencing of women and journalist @zahrajoya.bsky.social's life of resistance. Nearly five years after the Taliban retook power, Joya is telling her story⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/meet... @katiedd.bsky.social
#Australia: A large HIV charity says Meta has blocked ads promoting information about new treatments. It's part of a growing pattern affecting organisations working on sexual health and reproductive rights, reports @amyfallon.bsky.social ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/big-...
#HongKong: The authorities continue their crackdown on independent bookshops. We are saddened to hear that Greenfield Bookstore has announced its closure a few weeks after a police raid, becoming the third bookshop to shut this month: hongkongfp.com/2026/07/29/5...
Greenfield Bookstore to close after arrests, national security raidA Hong Kong bookstore whose staff were arrested by national security police two weeks ago has announced its closure.hongkongfp.com#Israel: As news breaks that Channel 12 offices were once again attacked, this time accompanied with a death threat, revisit our analysis of the growing pressure on the country's press and universities: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/benj...
Benjamin Netanyahu takes aim at Israel’s universities - Index on CensorshipNew measures would limit universities' ability to speak out against the governmentwww.indexoncensorship.org#UK: We welcome The Met's conclusion that Zack Polanski did not incite violence by sharing an image of a T-shirt. However, we are concerned by the decision to record a crime in relation to the person who wore it. Read our analysis: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/ban-...
Ban offensive t-shirts? - Index on CensorshipMarc Nash argues that the t-shirt Zack Polanski shared was not incitement to violencewww.indexoncensorship.org#Afghanistan: We condemn news that the Taliban arbitrarily detained 389 people between April-June. Most were targeted over their clothing, hairstyles or for listening to music. We call for the immediate release of all those still behind bars: www.afintl.com/en/202607289...
Taliban Detained Nearly 400 In Three Months, Says UNUNAMA says Taliban’s morality police arbitrarily detained 389 people in Afghanistan between 1 April and 30 June, while 65 others faced mistreatment by the ministry’s ombudsmen.www.afintl.com#UK: Reform UK has complained to police about Green Party leader Zack Polanski over a now-deleted Instagram post they claim incited violence against Nigel Farage. Marc Nash explains why it did not ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/ban-...
Calling all UK librarians 📚 Join the nationwide #BannedBooksRelay2026. On 7 October, we are inviting UK libraries to spotlight books that have been banned, challenged or removed from shelves. Learn more and register your interest: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/bann... #BannedBooksRelay2026
"Sometimes forgetting is as terrible as the disaster." #China: Five years after the deadly Zhengzhou floods, censorship continues to obstruct accountability for one of the country's worst environmental disasters. Don't miss the report from China Digital Times: chinadigitaltimes.net/2026/07/tran...
Translations: "Sometimes Forgetting Is as Terrible as the Disaster." Censored Reflections on the Deadly Zhengzhou Floods, Five Years OnRecent weeks have seen extreme weather across central and southern China, particularly in Guangxi, where a dam breach led to at least 26 deaths. These eventschinadigitaltimes.net#India: While the youth-led protests may have forced the education minister to resign, we are deeply concerned by reports that hundreds of students have been arrested. Learn more about the youth movement the government can no longer ignore: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/indi...
India’s Gen Z revolt has begun - Index on CensorshipDespite its efforts, the government has failed to quash a new protest movement spearheaded by the country's youthwww.indexoncensorship.orgIranian cinema is often praised for its nuanced depictions of daily life. But, as filmmaker @taraaghdashloo.bsky.social argues in our latest issue, that praise can overlook the reality of making work under state censorship. Read more & subscribe: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/the-...