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Index on Censorship - Volume 46, Number 1

Index on Censorship

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Volume 46, Issue 1, April 2017

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Editorial
Free accessEditorialFirst published April, 2017pp. 1-3
Fact-filled future? Journalists need to step up,and produce more detailed news coverage. The public needs it
Rachael Jolley
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 6-7
The Big Squeeze: Freedom of Speech Under Pressure
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 8-10
Between a rock and a hard place: Mexico’s journalists face threats from cartels,the government and even each other
Duncan Tucker
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 11-12
Reality rapped: An award-winning musician from Burkina Faso discusses why he won’t water down his lyrics to avoid rocking the boat,despite pressure to do so
Smockey
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 13-15
Talking a tightrope: Despite the crackdown in Turkey,the post-Gezi spirit still survives among the determined
Kaya Genç
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 16-17
Taking the bait: The quest for instant gratification online is seriously compromising news reporting
Richard Sambrook
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 18-21
Dangerous minds: Rather than creating an alliance,Fees Must Fall is limiting free speech at South Africa’s universities,leaving some early supporters disheartened
Natasha Joseph
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 22-25
Japan’s Madonna complex: Japan’s contradictory attitudes include highly sexualised images of women and women not being allowed to talk about sex-related subjects
Annemarie Luck
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 26-28
Squeezed in the closet: Get married and be quiet are the messages China’s LGBT community is given
Hannah Leung
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 29-33
Degrees of separation: The author investigates units appearing on US campuses suggesting students should report lecturers who they feel are biased
Jan Fox
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 34-36
Dying to tell a story: The list of what Bangladeshi writers cannot talk about is getting longer,but that isn’t stopping some from writing
Sadaf Saaz
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 37-38
Trouble in paradise: Behind the image of palm-lined beaches,is a side of the Maldives the government doesn’t want you to see
Zaheena Rasheed
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 39-41
Your cover is shown: Tech giants and governments are out to get your data. Soon it might be impossible to remain anonymous
Mark Frary
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 42-43
Stripsearch cartoon: Tune in to the fake o’clock news
Martin Rowson
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 44-47
Composing battle lines: Why have South Korean pop stars found themselves caught in crossfire between their country and China?
Steven Borowiec
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 48-49
In Focus
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 50-51
We have no time for fear: A Turkish journalist on the perils of reporting in her country when fellow reporters are imprisoned
Canan Coşkun
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 52-65
Reel-time news: As “fake news” dominates headlines,Index’s global team of experienced journalists offers tips on how to spot falsehoods before you click and share
Rachael JolleyKaya GençJemimah Steinfeld
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Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 66-68
Singing from the same hymn sheet: Rising Indian nationalism is creating a repressive state where non-conformity is deemed unpatriotic
Suhrith Parthasarathy
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 69-69
Poland: Special Focus: Poland has gone from free speech hero to villain almost overnight. Two writers discuss the shift and why history is being rewritten
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 70-73
Divide to rule: Magazine editor Wojciech Przybylski discusses the government’s attempt to stifle news in Poland and what journalists can do to fight back
Wojciech Przybylski
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 74-76
The past is not a foreign country: As a new Polish history museum opens in Gdansk,a jigsaw of censorship and counter stories are rewriting the country’s story of itself. Historian Marcin Król examines the past for insight into today’s battles
Marcin Król
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 77-79
Shooting from the hip: A new mayor in a Mexican border city believes he will make it less dangerous for journalists
Irene Caselli
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 80-81
Silence in the House: The former UK attorney general says MPs are shying away from tough topics in parliament
Dominic Grieve
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 82-84
Puppet masters: The creator of iconic TV satire Spitting Image on whether we still have our sense of humour
Roger Law
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 85-87
Drawing the line: Australia is debating free speech,one cartoon at a time. Cartoonist Bill Leak interviewed just before he died
John Power
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 88-89
Puppet state: A Spanish puppeteer,arrested after terrorism charges related to a show,discusses the impact on his life
Alfonso Lázaro de la Fuente
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 90-91
Culture
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 92-97
Novel take on terror: The award-winning crime writer on why fiction and reality overlap. Plus his short story featuring a future where tech rules supreme. Interview by Sally Gimson
Karim MiskéSally Gimson
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 98-102
The war of the words: Translated extracts from an American-Egyptian writer’s project to capture the shifting linguistic landscape in Egypt since 2011. Interview by Sally Gimson
Amira HanafiSally Gimson
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 104-109
Crimean closedown: The Crimean novelist on being unable to publish in his mother tongue and a story of the narrator’s memories. Introduced and translated by Steve Komarnyckyj
Vyacheslav Huk
News
Free accessNewsFirst published April, 2017pp. 110-113
Index around the world: What to look out for at Index’s Freedom of Expression Awards 2017,alongside news of other projects that Index has been working on in the last few months
Kieran Etoria-King
Other
Free accessOtherFirst published April, 2017pp. 114-116
Getting print out: Self-publishing may be a new solution to censorship in China and other countries
Jemimah Steinfeld

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