#India : “Four years have passed, and I haven’t been home since. The thought of being unable to go home indefinitely just breaks my heart,”

Hanan Zaffar reports for Index how Modi's government is silencing critics overseas.

indexoncensorship.org/2024/04/indias…

#Belarus : Index has worked closely with dissidents ensuring Lukashenka's brutality is exposed to the world.

The The Guardian's report of Katsiaryna Novikava's treatment in Belarusian prison shows we cannot forget those fighting for #FreedomOfExpression .

theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

📆 Save the date!

On Thursday, May 2, from 4:30 - 6:30pm, Index on Censorship is hosting an essential event at the @UniOfExeter's Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies. Join us for a deep dive into transnational repression.

Grab your ticket:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-long-rea…

Tune in here at 09.30 to watch the oral evidence session on #SLAPPs at @scotparl featuring the Anti-SLAPP Research Hub, Roger Mullin and other members of the Scottish Anti-SLAPP Working Group.

scottishparliament.tv/meeting/citize…

#IJF24 : Don't miss Jemimah Steinfeld appearance at #IJF24 on Thursday 18 April.

She will be discussing the topic 'Covering China safely, ethically & fairly' at journalism festival.

Don't miss the live-streamed event. Find out more here:

journalismfestival.com/programme/2024…

In a world cloaked in shadows, we stand with those who fight for light.

Join us at University of Exeter as we welcome Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong exiled pro-democracy activist, for the Index on Censorship Spring Magazine launch event.

eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-long-rea…

#IJF24 : Index is delighted that Jemimah Steinfeld will be a panellist at the journalism festival. She will be sharing her expertise during the 'Covering China safely, ethically & fairly' debate.

The event will be live-streamed & on-demand. Find out more:

journalismfestival.com/programme/2024…

Very special new issue of Index on Censorship journals.sagepub.com/toc/IOC/current --a set of pieces on transnational repression by Kaya Genc, Nathan Law, Jirapreeya Saeboo of สำนักพิมพ์สำนักนิสิตสามย่าน | Sam Yan Press & others + pieces of interest on totally different topics, eg William Yang on children's lit in Uyghur

Index has been proud to work closely with Salman Rushdie over the years. His work has been vital in defending #FreedomOfExpression around the globe.

Last year we awarded Sir Salman the Index Trustee Award. His is an example the world must be proud of.
theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

My latest for Index on Censorship: Amid #China 's ongoing crackdown on Uyghurs in #Xinjiang , some members of the diaspora community have launched a campaign to preserve the #Uyghur language through children’s books. Feat: Abduweli Ayup Aziz Isa Elkun: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11…

#Iran : 'Over the past half-decade, Iranian intelligence agents have carried out multiple operations on Turkish soil, at times even aided by members of Turkey’s judiciary and police force.'

Read how the Iranian regime uses #Turkey as its playground.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

For the spring issue of Index on Censorship I spoke to lawyer, media legal commentator and former assistant attorney-general for the state of New York, Tristan Snell about his latest book, Taking Down Trump. Melville House
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

#Iran : 'It is hard to write about freedom when you have so little of it in your life. It is hard to describe how it feels to be tied by force to one place.'

Free Nazanin wrote for Index on Censorship in 2022 on life in Iranian prison.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

#Iran : The events over the weekend will have deep ramifications across the Middle East.

Now is the time to get informed about life in Iran. Back in November 2023, Index on Censorship wrote about life & death in the country's prisons.

indexoncensorship.org/2023/11/life-a…

#Sudan : It's the first anniversary of war breaking out in the region.

For too long this has become the 'forgotten war'. Back in February Yassmin Abdel-Magied wrote for Index on Censorship on the deadly challenges facing anyone trying to report the war.

indexoncensorship.org/2024/02/the-de…

A year ago I went to Cairo to report on the imprisonment of artists for Index on Censorship in one of the most paranoia-heavy experiences in my life. Artists and journalists face severe repression in Egypt.

The article just opened to the public.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

#ICYMI #Afghanistan : “I have continuously been active against the ideas of the Taliban & other extremist groups, & therefore my activities are considered to promote prostitution & blasphemy”

Read more here:
indexoncensorship.org/2024/04/desper…

Publishers & authors must be protected against #SLAPPs . That’s why Publishers Association, IPA, Society of Authors & others called for AntiSLAPP Bill to be amended.

thebookseller.com/news/publishin… The Bookseller

The long reach of authoritarianism is undeniable. Join Index on Censorship at the @UniOfExeter as we discuss this urgent issue.

Together, let's defend the right to speak truth to power.

Register:
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#ICYMI #China : Jemimah Steinfeld explores how the children's picture book market may have boomed in recent years, but Beijing still see it as a tool for creating model citizens.

Read here article in full at New Lines Magazine:

newlinesmag.com/reportage/chin…