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. Winner 2008 Amnesty International Consumer Magazine of the Year
Jo Glanville is Director of English PEN and joined the organization in September 2012 from Index on Censorship, where she served as an award-winning Editor since 2006.
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 - Ludvik Vakulik 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 Genc 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
