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Thursday, 14 April 2022
** Read the 50th anniversary edition of Index
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The 50th anniversary edition of Index on Censorship is out now and to celebrate we are currently giving open access to the magazine ([link removed]) through our publisher Sage over the Easter weekend. If you like what you read, we are also currently offering 50% off digital subscriptions through Exact Editions ([link removed]) using the promo code INDEX50. Hurry as the offer ends on 15 May.
** Shanghai lockdown shows how far Xi will go to control population
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Shanghai, a normally buzzing, dynamic city of 25 million, is in week three of an intense lockdown as part of President Xi Jinping’s desire to keep the country “Covid-Zero”. The country's censors are working overtime, says editor-in-chief Jemimah Steinfeld ([link removed]) . Credit: 中国新闻网, CC BY 3.0
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** Don't SLAPP the messenger
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Watch the recent session at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia on strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), organised by Index on Censorship. SLAPPs are increasingly being used to intimidate journalists into withholding, amending, or removing critical coverage, even when the information is accurate and in the public interest.
** Dissidents, spies and the lies that came in from the cold
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The story of Index on Censorship is steeped in the romance and myth of the Cold War, writes Martin Bright ([link removed]) in this article from the 50th anniversary ediiton of our magazine. Photo: Flickr/CIA
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