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Friday, 15 January 2021


** Index calls for the release of
Andrei Aliaksandrau
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Dedicated and principled. Brave and committed. Optimistic and humorous. A fan of Liverpool FC and of pubs. The writer Andrei Aliaksandrau, who has been detained in Belarus, was also a member of staff and a freelance contributor to Index on Censorship. Read about him and his work ([link removed]) here.
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** The Biden presidency: what can we expect for free speech?
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Photo: Gage Skidmore/CC BY 2.0

It won't be hard to beat Trump's record on free speech, but that does not mean the 46th president will be a champion. Read our thoughts on Joe Biden here ([link removed]) .
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** The week that tested the boundaries
of free speech
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This week we saw the ultimate unintentionally ironic political statement during the debate in the House of Representatives concerning Donald Trump’s second impeachment. Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene, a freshman Republican congresswoman from Georgia, stood up to defend the rhetoric of the president wearing a mask saying "CENSORED". Read our CEO Ruth Smeeth's views here ([link removed]) .


** Our #JailedNotForgotten activists: Please send your messages of support
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In December, Index appealed to the public to send messages of support to six people who have been unjustly incarcerated for their activities in support of freedom of expression around the world.

Six activists were chosen, each of them currently in prison for their activism or simply doing their jobs as journalists.

The situation for each of the campaigners is dire and for some, seems to have worsened over the turn of the new year. Send them a message to let them know they are not forgotten ([link removed]) .
Index on Censorship defends people's freedom to express themselves without fear of harm or persecution. We publish censored writers and artists, monitor and campaign against censorship, and encourage debate.

We rely on donations from readers and supporters. By donating ([link removed]) to Index you help us to protect freedom of expression and to support those who are denied that right.
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