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Index on Censorship - Volume 48, Number 2

Index on Censorship

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Volume 48, Issue 2, July 2019

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Editorial
Free accessEditorialFirst published July, 2019pp. 1-3
Law and the new world order: Why the independence of the justice system is in play globally,and why it must be protected
Rachael Jolley
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 6-7
JUDGED: How governments use power to undermine justice and freedom
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 8-10
Turkey’s rule of one: President Erdogan’s government is challenging the result of Istanbul’s mayoral elections. This could test further whether separation of powers exists
Kaya Genç
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 11-14
England,my England (and the Romans): Best-selling novelist Robert Harris on how democracy and freedom of expression are about a lot more than one person,one vote
Sally Gimson
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 15-18
“It’s not me,it’s the people”: Mexico’s new government promised to start rebuilding the pillars of democracy,but old habits die hard. Has anything changed?
Stephen Woodman
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 19-22
When political debate becomes nasty,brutish and short: President Donald Trump has been trampling over democratic norms in the USA. How are US institutions holding up?
Jan Fox
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 26-28
Balls in the air: The macho politics of Brazil’s new president plus ex-president Dilma Rousseff’s thoughts on constitutional problems
Conor Foley
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 29-31
Power and glory: The Catholic church still wields enormous power in Spain despite the population becoming more secular
Silvia Nortes
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 32-33
Stripsearch: In Freedonia
Martin Rowson
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 34-37
What next for Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? Looking at what happens now that Hungary’s prime minister is pressurising the judiciary,press,parliament and electoral system
Viktória Serdült
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 38-43
When justice goes rogue: Venezuela is the worst country in the world for abuse of judicial power. With the economy in freefall,journalists struggle to bear witness
Melanio EscobarStefano Pozzebon
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 44-46
“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs...”: It’s lonely and dangerous running an independent news website in Malta,but some lawyers are still willing to stand up to help
Caroline Muscat
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 47-49
Failing to face up to the past: Belief in Northern Ireland's institutions is low,in part because details of its history are still secret
Ryan McChrystal
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 50-51
Small victories do count: The kind of individual support Index gives people living under oppressive regimes is a vital step towards wider change
Jodie Ginsberg
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 52-53
In Focus
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 54-56
Sending out a message in a bottle: Actor Neil Pearson,who shot to international fame as the sexist boss in the Bridget Jones’ films,talks about book banning and how the fight against theatre censorship still goes on
Rachael Jolley
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 57-57
Remnants of war: Photographs from the 2019 Freedom of Expression Arts Award fellow Zehra Doğan’s installation at Tate Modern in London
Zehra Doğan
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 58-62
Six ways to remember Weimar: The name of this small town has mythic resonances for Germans. It was the home of many of the country’s greatest classical writers and gave its name to the Weimar Republic,which was founded 100 years ago
Regula Venske
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 63-66
“Media attacks are highest since 1989”: Politicians in South Africa were issuing threats to journalists in the run-up to the recent elections. Now editors have built a tracking tool to fight back
Natasha Joseph
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 67-69
Big Brother’s regional ripple effect: Singapore’s recent “fake news” law which gives ministers the right to ban content they do not like,may encourage other regimes in south-east Asia to follow suit
Kirsten Han
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 70-73
Who guards the writers? Journalists who write about the Mafia and extremist movements in Italy need round-the-clock protection. They are worried Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini will take their protection away
Irene Caselli
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 77-77
Playing out injustice: Ugandan songwriter and politician Bobi Wine talks about how his lyrics have inspired young people to stand up against injustice and how the government has tried to silence him
Lewis Jennings
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 78-79
Culture
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 80-83
“Watch out,we’re going to disappear you”: The horrors of DIY abortion in a country where it is still not legal are laid bare in this story from Argentina,translated into English for the first time
Claudia PiñeiroIrene Caselli
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 84-88
“Knowing that they are there,helps me keep smiling in my cell” : The best-selling Turkish author and journalist gives us a poignant interview from prison and we publish an extract from his 2005 novel The Longest Night
Ahmet Altan
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 89-94
A rebel writer: An exclusive extract from a short story by a new Egyptian writer. The story deals with difficult themes of mental illness set against the violence taking place during the uprising in Cairo's Tahrir Square
Sally GimsonEman Abdelrahim
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 96-99
Speak out,shut out: Index welcomed four new fellows to our 2019 programme. We were also out and about advocating for free expression around the world
Lewis Jennings
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published July, 2019pp. 100-104
Hanging truth out to dry: Documentary maker Maxim Pozdorovkin explains why propaganda these days is all about disorientation and creating a situation where it is hard to figure out what is true
Sally Gimson

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