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WEBTo achieve the above, we have drawn up a UK Model Anti-SLAPP Law in consultation with senior lawyers from across the sector. We hope this draft law, outlined overleaf, will guide the proposals currently being developed by the MoJ and will also be discussed and adopted by the devolved governments in the UK. In particular, we would point to the ...
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WEBCLICK HERE FOR STOCKISTS AND SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Don't Stop The Music! Read about the songs they tried to ban, the musicians stopped from playing live, and the singers who are put on trial, in the bumper SMASHED HITS issue of Index
Is X really a bastion of free expression? - Index on Censorship
WEBA new row between the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, sees both sides claiming to be working in the interest of freedom of speech and freedom of expression. In one corner, the CCDH claims that X is not moving quickly enough to tackle online hatred that finds a home on the social media ...
WEBABOUT THIS REPORT A companion to Demonising the media: Threats to journalists in Europe, the numbers contained in this document are drawn from 3,187 press freedom violations reported to
Jessica Ní Mhainín - Index on Censorship
WEBJessica Ní Mhainín is Head of Policy and Campaigns at Index on Censorship. She joined Index in April 2019 and since 2020 has led Index's project work, which seeks to protect and defend journalists, human rights defenders, artists, and academics around the world. She is co-founder of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition and has been actively involved ...
WEB4 Executive Summary • The Duty of Care is a flawed concept based on limited evidence, which would create a radically new framework for the proactive censorship of entirely legal content.
Masked by Covid -- Winter 2020 -- Index on Censorship magazine
WEBThe winter 2020 issue of Index on Censorship magazine looks at the stories that should have made major headlines this year but didn't due to Covid
Why is access to freedom of expression important?
WEBFull access to freedom of expression is difficult to achieve in the absence of universal education and literacy. Around the world, illiteracy and inadequate (or non-existent) education hits the poorest hardest – both because education is often private, and because in poor countries where it is provided by the state, the standard of education ...
Syria passes draconian cybercrime laws - Index on Censorship
WEBSyria has become the latest country to implement new far-reaching cybercrime legislation that goes beyond what is necessary to keep the internet safe. On 18 April, Syrian president Bashir al-Assad announced new laws that could result in harsh penalties criticising or otherwise embarrassing the Syrian government.