Reform UK's treatment of local journalists is of real concern. @Derbyshirecc's Reform UK leadership banning LDR Eddie Bisknell is a pathetic attempt to avoid scrutiny, and we have seen stories like this in Nottingham and Suffolk before. Reform has form.

Today we remember Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi eight years after his murder. A critic of the regime, Khashoggi was brutally killed at the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Justice has still not been served.

Last week the BBC removed sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look. This week? An article on nail fashion. The BBC need to DEFEND their content, not remove it, especially when the reason for its removal appears to be fear of causing offence… www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/09/that...

Another author has been dropped from a festival because of their views on Israel-Palestine. Argentinian Ariana Harwicz was meant to speak at the weekend in Granada. It's crucial to be able to debate opposing views, not silence them, a point we made here: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/01/a-ta...

A tale of two cities in the deplatforming of Jewish and Palestinian speakers - Index on Censorship

Literary festivals and schools should be safe spaces to talk about uncomfortable ideas

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As talks with #China continue, we simply hope President Donald Trump will do the right thing and call for the release of #JimmyLai thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Trump promised to free Jimmy Lai. Xi’s visit is the time to do it.

I’ve spent many hours over the last few years thinking about a man I’ve never met, Jimmy Lai. A newspaperman, media mogul and democracy advocate, Lai, 78, has been languishing in a Hong Kong p…

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Sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look were this week removed from iPlayer because they no longer "work today". One sketch showed the comedy duo satirising racism while in blackface. Do such actions risk infantilising audiences? www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/09/that...

Trump today said he and President Xi have forged a “truly great friendship”. We hope he uses that bond to #FreeJimmyLai

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#HongKong ✍️ In @thehill.com our CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social on Donald Trump to push China to release Jimmy Lai. Trump said he would in 2024. With Xi’s visit to the US next week, it’s time for Trump to do the right thing. Time to #FreeJimmyLai. thehill.com/opinion/whit...

This ruling is welcome. It is vindication for MS NOW, CNN and Politico, but it should NEVER have been needed. Trump’s vilifying of the press remains a major concern.

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Federal Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration to reinstate CNN, MS NOW and Politico's access to the White House after they were banned from the premises by President Donald Trump. https://cnn.it/4hI6EZI

ICYMI: Serbian elections are now nearly a month away. They are hugely important not just for #Serbia, but for the #EU as a whole. Learn why👇 🇷🇸🇪🇺

Index on Censorship@indexoncensorship.org · 2w ago

#Serbia has been negotiating EU membership since 2014. Yet Brussels continues to raise concerns over democratic standards under Aleksandar Vučić, without much changing. Ahead of vital elections next month, does the EU need a new approach? Read: indexoncensorship.org/2026/09/vuci...

ICYMI: Serbian elections are now nearly a month away. They are hugely important not just for #Serbia, but for the #EU as a whole. Learn why👇 🇷🇸🇪🇺

Index on Censorship@indexoncensorship.org · 2w ago

#Serbia has been negotiating EU membership since 2014. Yet Brussels continues to raise concerns over democratic standards under Aleksandar Vučić, without much changing. Ahead of vital elections next month, does the EU need a new approach? Read: indexoncensorship.org/2026/09/vuci...

CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social is a joint signatory to a letter condemning the exclusion of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. It is now day 3 of the ban. This cannot continue. Read the full statement here: newsmediauk.org/blog/2026/09...

#HongKong ✍️ In @thehill.com our CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social on Donald Trump to push China to release Jimmy Lai. Trump said he would in 2024. With Xi’s visit to the US next week, it’s time for Trump to do the right thing. Time to #FreeJimmyLai. thehill.com/opinion/whit...

We are glad to hear South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy is safe and of that his fixer Kooki Mahmoud, was apparently released without charge in Djibouti. This case remains gravely concerning. Reports Micah Reddy was in secretive intelligence custody for four days are intolerable.

#Serbia has been negotiating EU membership since 2014. Yet Brussels continues to raise concerns over democratic standards under Aleksandar Vučić, without much changing. Ahead of vital elections next month, does the EU need a new approach? Read: indexoncensorship.org/2026/09/vuci...

> CNN, MS NOW & Politico sue Trump administration over being denied White House access > ABC, CBS, NBC & Fox suspend pooled TV coverage of Trump after CNN blocked Solidarity between journalists is VITAL. Protect the First Amendment.

#Belarus 🇧🇾 IFEX welcomes the release of Andrei Aliaksandrau, Irina Zlobina & BelaPAN colleagues. Alongside Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), @indexoncensorship.org & @article19.bsky.social, we demand all political prisoners be freed: buff.ly/RqFU3Mh

Today we joined press rights groups calling on the Israeli authorities to ensure the safety of investigative journalists and filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and to protect their fundamental rights. You can read the letter in full here: t.co/TnpHire7L8

STATEMENT: Index and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) express support for researcher Massimo Moratti as he faces expulsion from Serbia www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/09/mass...

Statement: Support for researcher Massimo Moratti as he faces expulsion from Serbia - Index on Censorship

We express steadfast support for Massimo Moratti, MFRR researcher, as he faces an expulsion order from Serbian authorities

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Following the news of Andrei’s release, our CEO Jemimah Steinfeld is asking for your help to continue supporting our work defending freedom of expression around the world. Become an Index member: t.co/610Roojjyu

A disturbing new report from @thecfhk.bsky.social says Hong Kong prison guards have rehearsed procedures for Jimmy Lai’s death in custody. They shouldn’t be preparing for his death. They should be releasing him. Read the full report: t.co/w49mwcG3DR

Coming up on Index 👀 -A Hong Kong advocacy website appears to be the latest blocked in the city. -Should the EU rethink its approach to Serbia? -What recent attacks mean for Turkey’s LGBTQ+ community. #HongKong #Serbia #Turkey #LGBTQ

While the news of Andrei’s release is welcome, the man himself reminds us so many political prisoners are still behind bars. “Everyone wants to go home,” he told Nasha Niva We continue to call for their release. nashaniva.com/amp/en/404775

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BREAKING: We are utterly delighted by the news that finally, after over 2,073 days of unjust imprisonment, our brave friend and former colleague Andrei Aliaksandrau has been released from jail in Belarus. His wife Irina was also released. Here, they are pictured together... free.

Please see our full reaction to today's news: t.co/DhzQUTKtSL

Index on Censorship@indexoncensorship.org · 2w ago

BREAKING: We are utterly delighted by the news that finally, after over 2,073 days of unjust imprisonment, our brave friend and former colleague Andrei Aliaksandrau has been released from jail in Belarus. His wife Irina was also released. Here, they are pictured together... free.

BREAKING: We are utterly delighted by the news that finally, after over 2,073 days of unjust imprisonment, our brave friend and former colleague Andrei Aliaksandrau has been released from jail in Belarus. His wife Irina was also released. Here, they are pictured together... free.

Today is the anniversary of the death of Jina Amini, known to around the world as #MahsaAmini. We remember Jina. Her death at the hands of Iran’s ‘morality police’ triggered a movement that lives on in Iran to this day #WomenLifeFreedom

The promoter’s decision to remove an artist from a tour for expressing a political view is very troubling. For some, @Macklemore's remarks are controversial or even offensive, but they are not incitement or hate speech. news.sky.com/story/ed-she...

Ed Sheeran responds following row surrounding Macklemore's departure from tour

Macklemore, real name Benjamin Haggerty, said he was taken off Sheeran's tour after pro-Palestinian comments he made on stage in New Jersey prompted a backlash.

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Two Yemeni newspaper offices were bombed a year ago, killing 31 journalists and destroying an archive. This report goes into the rubble, the noise and tragedy of that day and reveals how devastating it was for the preservation of Yemen's history. READ: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/09/yeme...

INDEX ON CENSORSHIP: Yemen bombing: Piecing together the explosion that killed 31 journalists www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/09/yeme... @indexoncensorship.org‬ #journalism #photojournalism #pressfreedom‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Yemen bombing: Piecing together the explosion that killed 31 journalists - Index on Censorship

It has been just over a year since 31 journalists were killed by a single bomb in the Yemen capital of Sanaa

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🔴 New project | Tackling TNR FPC is pleased to join @indexoncensorship.org and @iphr.bsky.social on a new project, supported by the Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation, to strengthen evidence and policy responses to TNR. Read: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/09/tack...

Last week, we marked the anniversary of the death of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov by launching a new project tackling transnational repression. (1/2)