Index on Censorship hits 40 with a special anniversary issue featuring its finest contributors. From celebrated Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov's diary to Chinese activist Chen Wei's online essay, the medium may have changed over four decades, but the message remains the same - as do the methods for silencing writers, whistleblowers, artists and protesters. Index examines the challenges for free speech today, looks back at the watersheds since 1972 and asks leading activists, journalists and writers around the world for their manifestos for a more outspoken world.
Index on Censorship is an award-winning magazine, devoted to protecting and promoting free expression. International in outlook, outspoken in comment, Index on Censorship reports on free expression violations around the world, publishes banned writing and shines a light on vital free expression issues through original, challenging and intelligent commentary and analysis, publishing some of the world's finest writers.
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Editorial - Jo Glanville
Grit in the Engine: A Brief History of Index - Robert Mccrum
From the Archive: Tight Is the Circle - Solzhenitsyn
The Long View: Dissident Number One - Michael Scammell
Manifesto: In The Name Of Freedom of Speech - Aung San Suu Kyi
From the Archive: Anatomy of Dictatorship - Adam Michnik
Limits of Freedom: Reflections on A Watershed - Kenan Malik
Tyranny of Silence: On Hate Speech and Responsibility - Flemming Rose
From the Archive: Last Chance? - Salman Rushdie
Manifesto: Pakistan: News Charade - Kamila Shamsie
Art of Censorship: A Culture of Silence - Abbas
Manifesto: Iran: Making the People Count - Maziar Bahari
Stripsearch - Martin Rowson
Codes Of Conduct: Russia's Hidden Network of Relations - Irena Maryniak
The Long View: A Formative Encounter - Ludvík Vakulík
Manifesto: Belarus: Cyber Holes - Andrej Dynko
The Long View: The Legacy of George Theiner - Philip Spender
Thoughts on Fasting: An Essay That Led to a Prison Sentence - Chen Wei
Manifesto: The Future of Internet Freedom - Rebecca Mackinnon
Lost Images: A Letter to the Syrian Secret Police - Zeina Aboul Hosn
From The Archive: Powerful Weapons - Naji Al Ali
Manifesto: New Tactics - Chris Soghoian
Shadow of Dissent: Voices of the Brave - Kaya Genç
Manifesto: Azerbaijan: Breaking the Silence - Emin Milli
From the Archive: Persona Non Grata - Don Mattera
Manifesto: The Gambia: All Change - Buya Jammeh
From the Archive: Standing in the Queue - Nadine Gordimer
Manifesto: South Africa: A Critical Battle - Nic Dawes
The Long View: The Death of Censorship - Judith Vidal-Hall
Manifesto: Afghanistan: Bird On a Wing - Sidiqullah Tauhidi
From the Archive: Voices of Hope - Eduardo Galeano
Bad Luck: The Curse of Good Fortune in Cuba - Jorge Olivera Castillo
The Long View: Literary Secrets from the Kgb Headquarters - Andrew Graham-Yool
From the Archive: Under the Iron Heel - Mikhail Bulgakov
Manifesto: News from Mexico - Ana Arana
Out of the Dark: An Extract from the New Play - Ariel Dorfman
Manifesto: Serbia: Necessary Danger - Veran Matic
The Long View: The Price of Hate Speech - Ursula Owen
Manifesto: Us: Speech Crimes - Alexander Abdo
From the Archive: Blair's Labyrinth - Tony Geraghty
