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..well. The journalism and the strong stories, and the smuggling words out of prison is sadly just as needed as it was in 1972, don't forget to take out your subscription @Index_Magazine needs to be read cover to cover. It does. We are just going to press on the next one.
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It's my last day of 7 amazing years at Index, being editor-in-chief of the amazing @Index_Magazine has been a brilliant challenge, with incredible rewards, getting to work with people like...
ALT Index's Shakespeare and censorship issue
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Awful things in #Belarus, let's keep putting on the pressure and staying hopeful things will change
This woman had to wait days outside a #Belarus prison, listening to sounds of screams, before finding out her husband was detained there. Her first thought was at least he isn't dead. All of this for just partaking in a protest.
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This woman had to wait days outside a #Belarus prison, listening to sounds of screams, before finding out her husband was detained there. Her first thought was at least he isn't dead. All of this for just partaking in a protest.
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The work that @SusanLiebell and @gorenlj are doing with @NewBooksNetwork is well worth a follow. Wide-ranging and smart conversations.
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Belarus Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich asks for Lukashenko's resignation.“Leave before it’s too late, before you have plunged the people into the abyss of civil war,” she said. “Nobody wants blood. Only you want power.” theguardian.com/world/2020/a… @Index_Magazine @pen_int
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Tomorrow, 2pm UK time, our deputy editor @JFSteinfeld and leading journalists on China will be discussing what is happening to freedoms in the country as a result of the pandemic. Organised by @SolidarityHR. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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The IT Crowd makes me laugh (a lot), so I was extremely pleased to interview Katherine Parkinson for the last @Index_Magazine about an exclusive short play for us, READ here journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Love a book shop? People broke into the tiny but perfectly formed Book Hive in Norwich and did a lot of damage, if you fancy buying a book, you could support their recovery here: thebookhive.co.uk/shop/?fbcl…
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Our deputy editor @JFSteinfeld will be speaking next Tuesday about the state of press freedom in China. Details below:
Join us on the 18th of August to discuss how Covid-19 pandemic has shaped the #freedom of the #press in #China, #Turkey and #Russia with impressive speakers
Register here: t.ly/dskS
@meghara @MsMelChen @jmacrodgers @yavuzbaydar4
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From old to young, senior academics to junior journalists - these are the faces of the arrested in Hong Kong. The new law has been as corrosive as feared. Index stands with the people of Hong Kong in their fight for basic freedoms #StandWithHongKong
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Index is deeply saddened to hear that Mexican reporter Pablo Morrugares has been shot & killed. Mexico is one of the deadliest countries to be a journalist & his murder is a reminder of this. Here's more information on the threats journalists face there:
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"No-one is asked to yield their cherished convictions or beliefs. All of us are asked to respect the views and rights of others as equal of our own and, together, to forge a covenant of shared ideals"
John Hume in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
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"It's fitting that we don't know who's watching this," says @kayagenc, speaking at the lunchtime launch of the current @Index_Magazine, "Private Lives: What happens when our every thought goes public", which is happening now.
In just over two hours, the @Index_Magazine summer launch party starts. We still have some tickets left so do join us. We'll discuss one of the most important aspects of our current lives - privacy. More info here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/private-l…
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I wrote an article for @IndexCensorship at start of year on ways in which governments around the world are trying to suppress voter turnout & rig election outcomes. Obvs my mystic powers failed me as should have added "use virus to fully cancel" to list:
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Just coming up to my 30th issue of the amazing @Index_Magazine over the years worked w fab writers inc @Beathhigh Ariel Dorfman and @MargaretAtwood but also big huge shout to the contributing editors too
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This Friday lunchtime - the @Index_Magazine summer launch party. Join us to discuss what is happening to our privacy as a result of Covid-19. All online. Details here:
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Join us this Friday 12.30 BST for the launch of @Index_Magazine's summer issue where we will discuss privacy - just how much do we have left and is it being eroded further in the battle against Covid-19? Special guests @kayagenc
@sinnormas @sikitimedia
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Fancy more than sandwiches for lunch next Friday, 31 July? At 12.30pm BST, we are having a virtual launch lunch for our summer magazine issue. @kayagenc @sinnormas & @sikitimedia will be talking privacy. Register free at eventbrite.co.uk/e/private-l…
