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Saturday, 15 October 2022
** Women pay ultimate price for Iran protests
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As the world marks the tenth International Day of the Girl, young Iranian women are risking everything to stand up for their rights, writes Mark Frary ([link removed]) . The women of Iran are also in the thoughts of Index CEO Ruth Smeeth in her weekly blog post ([link removed]) .
** Letter to UK Foreign Secretary on
Salma al-Shehab
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[link removed] on Censorship and other human rights organisations have written to the UK's new Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon James Cleverly, to act in the case of a woman jailed for 34 years by Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court, typically used for terrorism cases, for tweeting her support for human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience. Read our letter here ([link removed]) .
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** Keep up focus on rights in Qatar ahead of FIFA World Cup
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[link removed] issue of whether the FIFA World Cup 2022 being held in Qatar will be a force for good was prominent at a panel this week held at Liverpool John Moores University to mark the launch of the Autumn 2022 issue of Index on Censorship, which looks at the role of football in extending or crushing rights. ([link removed])
Index on Censorship's Jemimah Steinfeld was joined by David Randles, the university's BA Sports Journalism programme leader and Connor Dunn, who handles public relations for Liverpool footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold among others. Read about the panel discussion here ([link removed]) .
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** How to make the Online Safety Bill work for the British people
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Index on Censorship has been tracking the Online Safety Bill and the precursor debate on ‘online harms’ for many years. It seems that finally, under the premiership of Liz Truss, there may be the prospect of sensible and workable regulation on how content is moderated online. We share a new briefing report ([link removed]) on five key areas for UK government decision-makers to consider in order to protect free speech for adults.
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