15+ hour, 51+ min ago  (298+ words) Since Hamas" brutal attack on 7 October 2023 and Israel"s devastating war on Gaza that followed, theatre has faced increasing pressures both online and off, leading to censorship and self-censorship. Whether it be a boycott, a cancellation or simply not being…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (423+ words) A tiny proportion of sexual violence cases in Tigray have led to prosecution This article is written in two voices: First, Birhan Gebrekirstos Mezgbo, a researcher and advocate who lived through the Tigray war, then Veronica Blecker, director of the…...

15+ hour, 53+ min ago  (298+ words) Since Hamas" brutal attack on 7 October 2023 and Israel"s devastating war on Gaza that followed, theatre has faced increasing pressures both online and off, leading to censorship and self-censorship. Whether it be a boycott, a cancellation or simply not being…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (399+ words) The UK government has announced a ban on social media for under-16s and then some kind of social media curfew at night for children between 17 and 18. I'm pretty sympathetic to the idea that we need to hold social media companies…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (166+ words) Jemimah Steinfeld has lived and worked in both Shanghai and Beijing where she has written on a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on youth culture, gender and censorship. She is the author of the book Little Emperors…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (978+ words) We don't live on the moon, we live on planet Earth. We have to respect that we are not kings of the world, who can rule over governments and police forces." These were the words of FIFA president Gianni Infantino…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (880+ words) I was sitting in the staffroom of the school where I teach. It was a hot afternoon, and the weather made everything feel heavier. The room was small and crowded, with furniture pushed tightly against the walls as if it…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1752+ words) This article first appeared in'the Spring 2026 issue of Index on Censorship, The monster unleashed: How Hungary's illiberal vision is seducing the Western world'published on 2 April 2026. These days, the bridge acts more like a rabbit hole from Orb'n's Hungary into Wonderland....

2+ week, 19+ hour ago  (256+ words) Could it be harder to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre yesterday " on its 37th anniversary " than last year when it was already incredibly hard? Apparently yes, and this applies to people outside China too. Commemorations beyond this are,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (251+ words) Next to one link the police, from the Judea and Samaria (West Bank) district wrote that after the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack, Stefanelli "accuses Israel of creating apartheid in Judea and Samaria" an assessment that many journalists and academics, including Israeli…...