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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 6d

#BannedBooksWeekUK begins today! From 5-11 Oct, join us in celebrating the freedom to read.

📖 Read a banned book
🎤 Host /attend an event
📚 Organise a book swap
📱Share on socials #BannedBooksWeekUK

www.indexoncensorship.org/bannedbooksw...

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 1h

Gvantsa Jobava, president of @intpublishers.bsky.social reminds us of our collective responsibility in fighting #bookbans.

Today is the last day of #BannedBooksWeekUK, head to your local library or bookshop and read a banned book today!
www.indexoncensorship.org/bannedbooksw...

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 3h

Today is the final day of #BannedBooksWeekUK! Writer and literary editor of Markaz Review, Malu Halasa reminds us that nothing, not even book bans, can halt the desire to read. Today is also #bookshopday. Why not head to your local bookshop and pick up a book that's been banned?

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 21h

#SaudiArabia: Human Rights Watch doesn’t want any #RiyadhComedyFestival money: variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival

Human Rights Watch says it 'cannot accept' donations from Aziz Ansari and other comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

variety.com

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 21h

Police fire rubber bullets as #Madagascar protesters reject president's promises: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Madagascar Gen Z protests: Police fire rubber bullets as demonstrations reject President Rajoelina's offer

President Andry Rajoelina had promised to resign if he didn't fix the country's problems within a year.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 21h

#Australia: High court dismisses former army lawyer #DavidMcBride’s application for case to be heard: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

High court dismisses former army lawyer David McBride’s application for case to be heard – as it happened

This blog is now closed

www.theguardian.com

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 21h

#Afghanistan: Social media content restricted, Taliban sources confirm: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Social media content restricted in Afghanistan, Taliban sources confirm

It comes just over a week after a two-day total internet shutdown across the country ended.

www.bbc.co.uk

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 21h

#USA: #LetitiaJames indicted for fraud after #Trump demanded case against New York attorney general: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Letitia James indicted for fraud after Trump demanded case against enemies

James calls president’s ‘desperate weaponization of our justice system’ his revenge for her blockbuster victory against his business

www.independent.co.uk

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 21h

In the age of online information, it feels harder than ever to stay informed. To help you cut through the noise, each Friday we publish a roundup of the key stories covering free expression. From the #USA to #Afghanistan here are the top stories ⬇️
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/10/week...

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 23h

Palestinian poet Asmaa' Azaizeh grew up in the shadow of banned books. She joins #BannedBooksWeekUK to remind us what it means when authorities try to control the narrative by banning books. Pick up a #bannedbook today! www.indexoncensorship.org/bannedbooksw...

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Sage @sagepub.com · 23h

Sage's @indexoncensorship.org is a nonprofit that campaigns for and defends free expression.

Made up of journalists, policy experts, and researchers, they believe everyone has the right to express themselves freely.

For #BannedBooksWeek, read more about their work: www.indexoncensorship.org

A stack of books in a turquoise hue with "Banned Books Week" underlines at the bottom.

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 1d

📚 Ever read a book someone tried to ban? Why not share it online in the final days of #BannedBooksWeekUK!

Get involved:
📖 Readers: highlight a banned book
🖋️ Writers: share your story
💬 Everyone: speak up for the freedom to read

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www.indexoncensorship.org/bannedbooksw...

Banned Books Week UK - Index on Censorship

Banned Books Week UK returns from 5–11 October 2025. It’s a week to celebrate the books that have been challenged, removed or silenced

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 1d

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 1d

Award-winning writer #DeanAtta reminds us of the importance of protecting access to all kinds of books in our libraries!

Tomorrow is the final day of #BannedBooksWeekUK 2025 - why not visit your local library and pick up a book that's been challenged or banned?

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 1d

"Pakistan has clearly failed its women." According to human rights organisations, thousands of women are victims of honour killings in #Pakistan annually. Most go unreported. Akbar Notezai explores why honour killings remain prevalent in the country:
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/10/hono...

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 1d

Today is the final day of #RiyadhComedyFestival, so we thought we’d share some jokes audiences won’t have heard. Using AI, we’ve imagined gags by stand-ups like Bill Burr, Jimmy Carr, Jack Whitehall and others, based on topics prohibited by the festival ⬇️
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/10/riya...

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 2d

In 2024, #Russia named best-selling author #BorisAkunin a “foreign agent” for speaking out against the invasion of #Ukraine. His books were pulled from shelves as a result. For #BannedBooksWeekUK, he reminds us of what it means to be a censored writer: www.indexoncensorship.org/bannedbooksw...

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 2d

After an internet blackout across #Afghanistan last week, the #Taliban have confirmed they are blocking access to some social media platforms. This tightening of control raises fears of isolating those who are most vulnerable, including women & children:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Social media content restricted in Afghanistan, Taliban sources confirm

It comes just over a week after a two-day total internet shutdown across the country ended.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 2d

Worrying news that universities across the #UK have been monitoring students' chat groups and social media accounts for visiting companies. Free speech is always chilled when privacy is removed: www.theguardian.com/education/20...

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

www.theguardian.com

Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 2d

Award-winning author @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social was cancelled from #UK school visits & faced online abuse for his books. For #BannedBookWeekUK, he reminds us of the importance of books in offering young people a window into the diverse world we live in: www.indexoncensorship.org/bannedbooksw...

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 2d

Here's a genuine risk to free speech in UK universities – from overseas states – that the government is doing little to prevent. @indexoncensorship.org have highlited the case of Roshaan Khattak, a Pakistani human rights defender and film maker:

www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/10/inde...

Index joins call for robust protections against transnational repression in the higher education sector - Index on Censorship

Film maker and postgrad researcher Roshaan Khattak was targeted after researching enforced disappearances in Balochistan

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Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social · 3d

We’re marking #BannedBooksWeekUK with Margaret Atwood on The Handmaid’s Tale as our free film of the week on Hay Festival Anytime.

Enjoy! www.hayfestival.org/anytime/

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 2d

Awful news from #Myanmar where a Buddhist festival that was also a peaceful protest against the military government was bombed by an army motorised paraglider, killing at least 24 people. A devastating continuation of the junta's brutal crackdown:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Myanmar: At least 24 killed as army paraglider bombs Buddhist festival

Locals tell the BBC the carnage has made it hard to identify victims of the military attack.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 2d

Earlier this summer, we questioned whether UK laws are too broad and ill-defined to protect our speech rights. Revisit the article ⬇️ 2/2:
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/pale...

Palestine Action proscription and Afghan data leak test UK's commitment to free expression - Index on Censorship

UK laws, created with particular and legitimate purposes in mind, are too broad and too ill-defined to protect our speech rights

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 2d

A man has been arrested in London for holding a magazine which had on its cover a protest sign that read "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action." 1/2:
www.thenational.scot/news/2552722...

Pro-Palestine protester arrested for holding up magazine at train station

A man has been arrested for holding up a magazine cover amid pro-Palestine protests in London.

www.thenational.scot

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 2d

Last week, we wrote about journalists having their passes revoked by both Labour and the Conservatives. As our CEO put it, "fill the marquees with “yes” people and democracy is bound to suffer.": www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/10/free...

Free speech tested at party conferences - Index on Censorship

Political parties in the UK must allow critical voices in

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