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Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence are being silenced by the very people accused of committing the abuse. 📣Read our new report revealing how abusive legal actions in the UK & Ireland are silencing those who speak out ⬇️
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“It seems free speech only exists for people who agree with them.” Reform UK's legal threats against Welsh news service @nation.cymru hints at the party taking a more aggressive approach to the #UK media. Read Daniel Boffey's analysis:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
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November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“It seems free speech only exists for people who agree with them.” Reform UK's legal threats against Welsh news service @nation.cymru hints at the party taking a more aggressive approach to the #UK media. Read Daniel Boffey's analysis:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Alarming news from Jerusalem where the Israeli forces stormed El-Hakawati, the Palestinian National Theatre and shut down a children's show - reportedly under direct orders from National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir:
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Israeli forces stormed the Palestinian National Theater, shutting down a children’s show.
On Sunday night, Israeli forces stormed the Palestinian National Theater, El-Hakawati, in occupied East Jerusalem, shutting down a children’s musical show titled “Dreams Under the Olive…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Alarming news from Jerusalem where the Israeli forces stormed El-Hakawati, the Palestinian National Theatre and shut down a children's show - reportedly under direct orders from National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir:
lithub.com/israeli-forc...
lithub.com/israeli-forc...
Don't miss the chance to see IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, the new film by #JafarPanahi out next Friday. Both urgently political and deeply humane, this new moral classic confronts truth and uncertainty, revenge and mercy, head-on: mubi.com/en/itwasjust...
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Don't miss the chance to see IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, the new film by #JafarPanahi out next Friday. Both urgently political and deeply humane, this new moral classic confronts truth and uncertainty, revenge and mercy, head-on: mubi.com/en/itwasjust...
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WRITE A MESSAGE OF HOPE: Today, show solidarity with imprisoned Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit. He’s faced years of harassment, arrest, and imprisonment for his poetry and activism. Write your message now: www.pen-international.org/mohamed-tadj...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
WRITE A MESSAGE OF HOPE: Today, show solidarity with imprisoned Algerian poet #MohamedTadjadit. He’s faced years of harassment, arrest, and imprisonment for his poetry and activism. Write your message now: www.pen-international.org/mohamed-tadj...
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter
#DayoftheImprisonedWriter
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"It is the paradox of dictatorships that they are enormously powerful and yet fear they can be undone by verse." Thank you @theobserveruk.bsky.social for writing about #MohamedTadjadit, the poet unjustly imprisoned in #Algeria for his work. We continue our call for his immediate release.
Algeria’s protest poet will need more than awards to avoid a life in prison
Jailed for his verse, former fruit seller Mohamed Tadjadit has exposed the Algerian regime’s weaknesses. But that may not help his case
✍️ Steve Bloomfield
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Jailed for his verse, former fruit seller Mohamed Tadjadit has exposed the Algerian regime’s weaknesses. But that may not help his case
✍️ Steve Bloomfield
https://bit.ly/3JPyHso
Algeria’s protest poet will need more than awards to avoid a life in prison | The Observer
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November 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"It is the paradox of dictatorships that they are enormously powerful and yet fear they can be undone by verse." Thank you @theobserveruk.bsky.social for writing about #MohamedTadjadit, the poet unjustly imprisoned in #Algeria for his work. We continue our call for his immediate release.
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#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Roma Ayuobi pens a moving narrative about the suppression of women under Taliban rule and their struggle to assert their voice and rights in society. @indexoncensorship.org.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Roma Ayuobi pens a moving narrative about the suppression of women under Taliban rule and their struggle to assert their voice and rights in society. @indexoncensorship.org.
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Since the Presidential elections, the #Trump administration has been using #AI imagery to spread misinformation. Mackenzie Argent looks at some examples of AI propaganda shared on official government accounts: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/meme...
Memes: The new frontier of American propaganda - Index on Censorship
How the second Trump administration is using AI imagery, spreading misinformation that often intimidates with repercussions for free expression
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November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Since the Presidential elections, the #Trump administration has been using #AI imagery to spread misinformation. Mackenzie Argent looks at some examples of AI propaganda shared on official government accounts: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/meme...
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Am buzzing about the @indexoncensorship.org awards. Our winners are just the most incredible people. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Saturday Mothers, Carlos Correa & Mohamed Tadjadit - all heroes.
And buzzing that Deputy PM David Lammy called Index "iconic". So that's official now. Index = iconic.
And buzzing that Deputy PM David Lammy called Index "iconic". So that's official now. Index = iconic.
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Am buzzing about the @indexoncensorship.org awards. Our winners are just the most incredible people. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Saturday Mothers, Carlos Correa & Mohamed Tadjadit - all heroes.
And buzzing that Deputy PM David Lammy called Index "iconic". So that's official now. Index = iconic.
And buzzing that Deputy PM David Lammy called Index "iconic". So that's official now. Index = iconic.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya dedicated her award “to all Belarusians who have sacrificed their freedom to speak the truth”. Thank you to @thetimes.com for the brilliant write up on Index's Awards this week. Learn more about the 2025 winners: www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Belarus opposition leader among winners at free speech awards
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya dedicates her Index on Censorship award to ‘all Belarusians who have sacrificed their freedom to speak the truth’
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November 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya dedicated her award “to all Belarusians who have sacrificed their freedom to speak the truth”. Thank you to @thetimes.com for the brilliant write up on Index's Awards this week. Learn more about the 2025 winners: www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
This week #Trump dismissed the murder of one journalist as "things happen", he told a reporter to "quiet, piggy" and he called ABC "fake news".
His contempt for the press is becoming louder and more dangerous. This can't be normalised.
His contempt for the press is becoming louder and more dangerous. This can't be normalised.
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This week #Trump dismissed the murder of one journalist as "things happen", he told a reporter to "quiet, piggy" and he called ABC "fake news".
His contempt for the press is becoming louder and more dangerous. This can't be normalised.
His contempt for the press is becoming louder and more dangerous. This can't be normalised.
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#Venezuela 🇻🇪 Carlos Correa, journalist human rights defender and director of IFEX member @espaciopublico.bsky.social has won the 2025 Freedom of Expression Award from @indexoncensorship.org.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#Venezuela 🇻🇪 Carlos Correa, journalist human rights defender and director of IFEX member @espaciopublico.bsky.social has won the 2025 Freedom of Expression Award from @indexoncensorship.org.
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"Mohamed Tadjadit is truly inspiring, a brilliant artist who uses his voice for the good of others. He has suffered deeply as a result" - @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social. Thanks to Middle East Eye for telling Mohamed Tadjadit's story: www.middleeasteye.net/news/algeria...
Algerian 'Hirak poet' facing death sentence begins hunger strike
Award-winning activist and poet Mohamed Tadjadit potentially faces execution over terrorism-related charges which rights groups say are politically motivated
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November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Mohamed Tadjadit is truly inspiring, a brilliant artist who uses his voice for the good of others. He has suffered deeply as a result" - @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social. Thanks to Middle East Eye for telling Mohamed Tadjadit's story: www.middleeasteye.net/news/algeria...
Last night we announced the winners of the Freedom of Expression Awards at a ceremony in London, hosted by @rosieisaholt.bsky.social and presenters DPM David Lammy, @biancajagger.bsky.social, @katemaltby.bsky.social & others. Learn more about the winners:
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/winn...
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/winn...
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya among winners of Index on Censorship 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards - Index on Censorship
The awards celebrate those who have had significant impact fighting censorship anywhere in the world
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November 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Last night we announced the winners of the Freedom of Expression Awards at a ceremony in London, hosted by @rosieisaholt.bsky.social and presenters DPM David Lammy, @biancajagger.bsky.social, @katemaltby.bsky.social & others. Learn more about the winners:
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/winn...
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/winn...
Tonight, Trevor Phillips announced Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya as the winner of the 2025 Freedom of Expression Trustee Award! Tsikhanouskaya has dedicated her life to campaigning for democracy and freedom of all political prisoners in Belarus: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
Awards 2025 trustees winner Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya - Index on Censorship
Belarusian opposiiton leader named as Trustees Award winner in Index on Censorship's 2025 awards
www.indexoncensorship.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Tonight, Trevor Phillips announced Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya as the winner of the 2025 Freedom of Expression Trustee Award! Tsikhanouskaya has dedicated her life to campaigning for democracy and freedom of all political prisoners in Belarus: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
Venezuelan journalist Carlos Correa is the winner of the 2025 Freedom of Expression Award in the Journalism category! Correa has spent the last two decades fighting to defend the public’s right to know:
www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
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Awards 2025 journalism winner Carlos Correa - Index on Censorship
Venezuelan journalist Carlos Correa has been named winner of Index on Censorship’s 2025 Freedom of Expression Award for Journalism
www.indexoncensorship.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Venezuelan journalist Carlos Correa is the winner of the 2025 Freedom of Expression Award in the Journalism category! Correa has spent the last two decades fighting to defend the public’s right to know:
www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
The Saturday Mothers have won the 2025 Freedom of Expression Award in the Campaigning category! The group were awarded for their dedicated peaceful human rights movement which has run for the last 30 years in #Turkey: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
Awards 2025 campaigning winner The Saturday Mothers - Index on Censorship
Turkey’s Saturday Mothers are the winners of Index on Censorship’s 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards in campaigning
www.indexoncensorship.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Saturday Mothers have won the 2025 Freedom of Expression Award in the Campaigning category! The group were awarded for their dedicated peaceful human rights movement which has run for the last 30 years in #Turkey: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
We are delighted to announce Mohamed Tadjadit as the winner of the 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards in the Arts category. We stand in solidarity with Tadjadit as he begins a hunger strike this week in protest of his continued imprisonment: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
Awards 2025 arts winner Mohamed Tadjadit - Index on Censorship
Imprisoned Algerian poet Mohamed Tadjadit has won the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award in the Arts category
www.indexoncensorship.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
We are delighted to announce Mohamed Tadjadit as the winner of the 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards in the Arts category. We stand in solidarity with Tadjadit as he begins a hunger strike this week in protest of his continued imprisonment: www.indexoncensorship.org/awards-2025-...
Tonight, the winners of Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression Awards 2025 will be announced at a ceremony in London. Meet the 2025 nominees in the arts, campaigning and journalism categories: www.indexoncensorship.org/the-2025-fre...
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Tonight, the winners of Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression Awards 2025 will be announced at a ceremony in London. Meet the 2025 nominees in the arts, campaigning and journalism categories: www.indexoncensorship.org/the-2025-fre...
As the #BBC faces a multi-billion dollar lawsuit from US president #DonaldTrump plus political pressure at home, #Hungary journalist @viktoriaserdult.bsky.social reminds us of the importance of an impartial public service broadcaster to democracy: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/a-wa...
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
As the #BBC faces a multi-billion dollar lawsuit from US president #DonaldTrump plus political pressure at home, #Hungary journalist @viktoriaserdult.bsky.social reminds us of the importance of an impartial public service broadcaster to democracy: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/a-wa...
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Roma lost her job when the Taliban took over, she has an ill child at home & struggles to afford proper medical care. She said writing this letter was the best thing that has happened to her in years. I'm thrilled we @indexoncensorship.org could publish it.
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We live beneath a dark roof: what it means to be an Afghan woman today - Index on Censorship
In this, the first of our Letters from Afghan Women, one writer believes she will stand, fight and build a brighter, more progressive Afghanistan
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November 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Roma lost her job when the Taliban took over, she has an ill child at home & struggles to afford proper medical care. She said writing this letter was the best thing that has happened to her in years. I'm thrilled we @indexoncensorship.org could publish it.
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/we-l...
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Introducing Letters from Afghan Women, a project giving women inside #Afghanistan a platform to speak freely. In the 1st letter, Roma Ayuobi talks about her day-to-day reality & her hope that women will one day have the chance to fight for a better future: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/we-l...
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Introducing Letters from Afghan Women, a project giving women inside #Afghanistan a platform to speak freely. In the 1st letter, Roma Ayuobi talks about her day-to-day reality & her hope that women will one day have the chance to fight for a better future: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/we-l...
"If we want to protect a pluralistic speech environment, the threshold for criminal speech must remain very high" our CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social told @dailymail.co.uk in response to the alarming number of people being arrested for social media posts: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Map shows alarming arrest numbers for 'offensive' social media posts
Britain's police state can today be unmasked as the Daily Mail can reveal which forces have made the most arrests for 'offensive' posts on social media.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"If we want to protect a pluralistic speech environment, the threshold for criminal speech must remain very high" our CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social told @dailymail.co.uk in response to the alarming number of people being arrested for social media posts: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
We welcome the Online Safety Act (OSA) parliament debate which will take place next month. We have issues around OSA in it's current form, particularly on encryption: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We welcome the Online Safety Act (OSA) parliament debate which will take place next month. We have issues around OSA in it's current form, particularly on encryption: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
We've been reporting on the perils of speaking out in #Mexico for years. Not only does the government seem completely unable to deal with the situation, it seems to only be getting worse. We are monitoring the situation and stand with the protestors who demand change.
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We've been reporting on the perils of speaking out in #Mexico for years. Not only does the government seem completely unable to deal with the situation, it seems to only be getting worse. We are monitoring the situation and stand with the protestors who demand change.