Saturday, 11 September 2021

Give Afghan actors, writers and film-makers safe passage

Credit: UNESCO/Michel Ravassard

More than 80 luminaries from the world of film and theatre including Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Emma Thompson, Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Watson have written an open letter to The Times calling on the British government to act urgently.

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Why the proposed Officials Secrets Act reforms are wrong

Former employee of Britain's global surveillance centre GCHQ Katherine Gun smiles as she leaves the Old Bailey in London, 25 February 2004. Photo: Reuters/David Bebber BEB/ASA/AA

Journalists with confidential documents could face harsher penalties than the spies who handed them over, reports Martin Bright.

Sharing the stories that need to be told

This weekend, Index on Censorship will announce the winners of the 2021 Freedom of Expression Awards. Find out why our CEO Ruth Smeeth thinks they are so important at times like these.

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