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"It has completely insulated from public debate a very big story that concerns the lives of thousands of people in Afghanistan" Listen to our CEO Jemimah Steinfeld on the #afghanleak super-injunction, speaking with Trevor Phillips on Times Radio (10:12): thetimes.com/radio/show/202…

The GOV.UK wants foreign govts to be able to own 15% of UK newspapers + trying to ram through (defective) law changes to allow the The Telegraph deal. Bad policy. 🇨🇳 influence risk. Thankfully, Lords are trying to kill it. My piece for Index on Censorship 👇 indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/will-t…

When social media platforms like #X and #Meta scale back moderation, it leaves people vulnerable to online abuse. That's what Global Witness found in their new survey which shows an escalation of abuse towards environmental defenders around the world: indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/enviro…

Following the proscription of Palestine Action a peaceful protester has been threatened with arrest. "It’s terrifying... this is the most authority, authoritarian, dystopian experience I’ve had in this country," they said of this concerning development: theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

The freedom to read is a vital part of any free and open society. But that freedom is under threat. Join #BannedBooksWeekUK to celebrate books that have been challenged, removed or silenced, and to stand with the people who write, sell and share them: indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/banned…

Speaker announcement! Author and The Observer consulting editor Erica Wagner joins the panel for Land of the Free? A magazine launch and discussion on #Trump’s attack on free expression. 📅 Tues 5 Aug | 📍 St John's Waterloo 🎟️ Register free: eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-of-the-…

Today, the X account of GreatFire.org's vital anti-censorship tool, FreeWeChat has been suspended. This follows the recent suspension of their server. It has long faced threats from #China authorities as it seeks to document their censorship regime: en.greatfire.org/blog/2025/jul/…

Next week the House of Lords debate plans to allow 15% foreign ownership in domestic media. To protect info integrity in the UK, they should oppose this change & safeguard The Telegraph from potential influence from China. Luke de Pulford Index on Censorship indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/will-t…

Our newsletter brings you the latest global freedom of expression news - every Friday straight to your inbox. This week: the #Afghan data-leak. Sign up ⬇️ indexoncensorship.org/subscribe-to-t…

Between 2021–23 there were 13 attempted coups in #Africa. Where they’ve succeeded, military leaders show no sign of handing power back. Read journalist Clemence Manyukwe's latest for Index on the military leaders strengthening their grip: indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/africa… Clemence Charindapanze Manyukwe