Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 02/10/2026Reform UK's treatment of local journalists is of real concern. @Derbyshirecc's Reform UK leadership banning LDR Eddie Bisknell is a pathetic attempt to avoid scrutiny, and we have seen stories like this in Nottingham and Suffolk before. Reform has form. 022
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Bad move BBC. Defend your journalism don’t dump it. The white supremacist remark was not the journalist’s but someone else’s & several reasons for the trend were listed. People can feel offended (I didn’t) but in taking the article down they’ve removed valid voices & left a terrible message. 010
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 25/09/2026Sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look were this week removed from iPlayer because they no longer "work today". One sketch showed the comedy duo satirising racism while in blackface. Do such actions risk infantilising audiences? www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/09/that... 031
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 23/09/2026CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social is a joint signatory to a letter condemning the exclusion of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. It is now day 3 of the ban. This cannot continue. Read the full statement here: newsmediauk.org/blog/2026/09... 042
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Trump said he’d get Jimmy Lai out of prison. If he achieves one thing from his meeting with Xi make it that. For this incredible man. For his incredible family. For Hong Kong. thehill.com/opinion/whit...thehill.comTrump promised to free Jimmy Lai. Xi’s visit is the time to do it.I’ve spent many hours over the last few years thinking about a man I’ve never met, Jimmy Lai. A newspaperman, media mogul and democracy advocate, Lai, 78, has been languishing in a Hong Kong p… 010
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#USA: Hard to underplay the importance of solidarity when it comes to fighting tyranny. Censorship works through isolation. All the major US news networks banding together and rallying behind those excluded is exactly what’s needed right now. 000
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Been a grim week for Turkey’s LGBTQ+ community. But was this just the week those outside Turkey noticed the attacks? Our Turkey correspondent Kaya Genç speaks to some of those impacted and expands on the wider context www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/09/turk...indexoncensorship.orgLGBTQ+ activists vow to resist their "very existence" being outlawed - Index on CensorshipSome in Turkey are surprised by the arrests of LGTBQ+ activists, but Ankara has carefully cultivated an atmosphere for this to take place 021
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Wonderful Andrei is free! Screw the bankrupt Belarus system that put him in prison in the first place and still remains 040
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Mahsa (Jina) Amini murdered four years ago today. And so many others murdered too in the campaign for justice for her and indeed everyone oppressed in Iran. Remember them all but especially Amini today #WomanLifeFreedom 000
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 15/09/2026Last week, we marked the anniversary of the death of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov by launching a new project tackling transnational repression. (1/2) 131
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 02/09/2026#Malta: Today's verdict is utterly devastating for Daphne Caruana Galizia, her family and all of us who believe in freedom of expression, the rule of law and democracy in Malta and beyond 1/2 172
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 26/08/2026“McCosh had to change his VPN three times during our conversation to keep the phone call online”. A great piece @thenewworldmag.bsky.social on Chinamaxxers - why they love the country and what they’re willing to overlook and/or downplay (hint, a lot) www.thenewworld.co.uk/lucy-reade-m...thenewworld.co.ukMeet Gen Xi: The young westerners falling in love with repressive China“Chinamaxxers” love the dazzling cities and the incredible trains – but how much brutality are they willing to overlook? 011
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 22/08/2026#HongKong: Walking into court yesterday in shackles, Chow Hang-tung writes in detail about how these elaborate handcuffs are a lesser torture but torture nonetheless. Then she was convicted for remembering Tiananmen, sentence up to 10 yrs. All disturbing. www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/08/soph...indexoncensorship.orgChow Hang-tung: Sophisticated torture is like mature totalitarianism - Index on CensorshipChow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan, co-leaders of the now disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HKA), have been found guilty of incitement to subversion for... 021
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 21/08/2026#HongKong: Chow Hang-tung, co-leader of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance (HKA), was found guilty today of incitement to subversion for organising vigils marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Read her message to the world, published yesterday: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/08/soph... 034
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 14/08/2026“A domestic prison.” The world must not stop fighting for the women of #Afghanistan after 1,826 days of Taliban rule. Our CEO @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social writes ⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/08/a-do...indexoncensorship.org“A domestic prison”: 1,826 days of Taliban rule - Index on CensorshipFive years since the fall of Kabul, we must continue to fight for the women of Afghanistan 083
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 11/08/2026“A tactic designed to not only silence journalists but those who talk to them.” Our comment on news that lawyers of Reform’s deputy leader asked a journalist to reveal their sources, challenging a core component of media freedom - the protection of sources. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comRichard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the GuardianReform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sources 052
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It’s really egregious this. A few days on and I’m still pissed. Our calls must be met. No normalisation of tactics like this. 110
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 04/08/2026The UK Government is trying to break encryption - again. Apple is pushing back & so should the rest of us. Encryption is essential for privacy & privacy underpins free speech. Here's why this matters👇 www.indexoncensorship.org/2024/09/brea...indexoncensorship.org 096
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 31/07/2026Travel bans are increasingly being weaponised to silence journalists, activists and dissidents. Our new report with the University of Essex reveals how governments are using travel bans to ensure dissidents are stopped from entering/leaving their countries⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/how-... 067
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Good news story! This week the UK Supreme Court sided with dissidents against the Kingdom of Bahrain. Sending a strong signal to all those perpetrators of transnational repression. Me @indexoncensorship.org on why this matters. www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/no-m...indexoncensorship.orgNo more hiding behind borders, Bahrain told - Index on CensorshipA landmark Supreme Court ruling means foreign states can no longer rely on immunity to target dissidents on British soil 053
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 28/07/2026“The latest case breaks my heart” writes Nathan Law on Wu Chi-wai, a Hong Kong legislator who spent years in prison there for his advocacy only to be treated terribly in the U.K. too. If we don’t shout loudly he’ll be returned - tomorrow. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBritain promised to protect Hongkongers from China. Why does it now seem ready to sacrifice us? | Nathan LawActivists under threat from Beijing are facing strange difficulties with UK immigration. Our safety must not be traded for warmer relations with China, says pro-democracy activist Nathan Law 130
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 27/07/2026What depressing times we live in 👇 www.thebookseller.com/news/jessica...thebookseller.comJessica Kingsley Publishers to offer ‘safety covers’ for booksJKP has launched a new removable dust jacket created in response to increasing hostility towards LGBTQ+ people and other marginalised communities 010
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026CNN issued a statement halfway through President Trump's one-hour mostly insulting speech to the White House Correspondents' Association. 57932
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 16/07/2026A shocking @thebookseller.com investigation reveals that LGBTQ+ authors in the #UK are having school visits cancelled. School visits are vital for promoting books. Cancelling them denies young people access to a plurality of voices: www.thebookseller.com/features/lgb...thebookseller.comLGBTQ+ authors see rise in cancellations of school visits after 'complaints from parents'Authors of books featuring same-sex families, gay characters and other LGBTQ+ themes have told The Bookseller they have had school speaking events cancelled, or pupils withdrawn, amid complaints from ... 174
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 15/07/2026“Today’s ruling is a major victory in our ongoing fight to protect free speech” - We welcome the suspension of a Trump administration immigration policy targeting non-citizen technology researchers. Now, the suspension must be made permanent ⬇️ knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...knightcolumbia.orgFederal Court Suspends Trump Immigration Policy Targeting Technology Researchers 142
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 10/07/2026An incredible privilege to be at the memorial celebration of Sir Tom Stoppard yesterday. His contributions to both the stage and the fight for free speech were seismic. @indexoncensorship.org is proud to have always been closely connected to him. 26513
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldFergus Ryan @fergus.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Interesting tidbit in this rare Chinese MeToo court victory: the victim says she only felt her suffering was acknowledged after talking to DeepSeek.theguardian.com‘I have successfully defended my personal dignity’: woman wins rare MeToo court victory in ChinaFormer intern and employee awarded 5,000 yuan (£554) in emotional damages after court found former manager had harassed her 121
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 29/06/2026#Uganda: We are deeply concerned by reports that the country's army chief, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has ordered the closure of TV stations, newspapers and radio outlets. At the time, the army chief reportedly tweeted "I DO NOT believe in a free press!" www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/... 1/2monitor.co.ugNTV Uganda, Daily Monitor remain under military siege as Gen Muhoozi, Mwenda signal talks on reopeningNMG says military raid disrupted operations 143
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 26/06/2026It’s 2026 and still many women & babies around the world, including in the U.K., are dying during childbirth. This is a travesty and it’s a story about censorship. Cover ups & women not being listened to leads to deaths. Avoidable ones. www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/sile...indexoncensorship.orgSilencing mothers and covering up baby deaths is censorship - Index on CensorshipWomen in maternity care are being neglected with deadly consequences 041
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Samreen longs to see the world, to meet new people, to taste new dishes, to ride rollercoasters. Instead she’s trapped in Afghanistan living under punishing Taliban rule. This is what she wants the outside world to know. Our new letter from an Afghan woman 👇 www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/this...indexoncensorship.orgThis is my life: an Afghan woman’s plea to other 21‑year‑olds - Index on CensorshipAn Afghan teacher reflects on education, resilience and the freedoms denied to her generation 020
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Yes @sianberry.bsky.social this is completely right. It’s totally bankrupt that those who sit at the top of our state are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. @indexoncensorship.org campaigned on this point a few years back. End royal secrecy now. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukGreen MP seeks to end royal secrecy with Freedom of Information Act expansionSian Berry says the release of royal-related documents and data would be a ‘huge step for transparency’ 154
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 19/06/2026#Tigray: From 2020-2022, 280K+ cases of conflict-related sexual violence were documented. Many survivors are still being silenced. Birhan Gebrekirstos Mezgbo & Veronica Blecker discuss breaking the silence in their upcoming documentary, Not Ours to Carry: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/no-m... 134
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 19/06/2026“When women express pain or cry, they are mocked and treated violently.” A story from Egypt but could be from anywhere frankly. Women’s pain still doesn’t get the attention it deserves. This must change. www.madamasr.com/en/2026/06/1...madamasr.comThe care that’s missing from Egypt’s maternity wardsWomen and patient advocates break the silence on rampant obstetric abuse in public hospitals. 000
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Hope his artwork is seen more as a result. Share, share, share. Don’t let the Kremlin win. 000
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 15/06/2026This extreme social media ban will likely fail - the kids will find ways to bypass, as they’ve done in Australia. And then the UK government are going to come after VPNs. So if you think tools such as VPNs are a basic privacy good, prepare to fight hard for them. 111
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 12/06/2026We could soon have a situation where 16 & 17 year olds can vote in the U.K. but they can’t have unlimited access to the internet. That’s insane & illiberal. 010
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 11/06/2026“Everyone pretended not to see because in that moment even looking too long could be dangerous.” Our latest letter from an Afghan woman. Powerful and devastating. www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/afgh...indexoncensorship.orgAfghanistan under the Taliban: A stone in my throat - Index on CensorshipAn Afghan woman explains how teaching has changed dramatically since the Taliban returned to power 000
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 10/06/2026A feminist bookstore in the lovely city of Chengdu is amazing on many levels. I wanna go. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comBeing a woman in China is getting harder. But in Chengdu, female-only spaces are flourishingThe socially relaxed city sees a cautious feminist revival in the face of growing alarm by authorities towards women who shun traditional roles 000
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 08/06/2026More bad news 👇The UK government's plans are putting everyone's privacy at risk. Protecting children online is essential, but we must not sacrifice our safe communications in the process: www.thetimes.com/article/0ab6...thetimes.comTech bosses threatened with prison if they fail to protect childrenMinisters have drawn up plans for criminal sanctions on companies that do not prevent children from seeing nudity on their devices 0119
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 05/06/2026Yesterday was the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a day that must not be forgotten. Yet #China continues its efforts to erase it. @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social examines how the authorities are suppressing memory of that day worldwide: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/the-...indexoncensorship.orgThe Tiananmen Square massacre must not be forgotten - Index on CensorshipBeijing is doing everything in its power to erase what happened 02813
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 04/06/2026A beautiful piece from acclaimed writer Zhang Lijia and a surprising one too, reflecting on 37 years since Tiananmen Square Massacre www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/06/the-...indexoncensorship.orgThe memory that refuses to die - Index on CensorshipA Chinese rocket factory worker who organised a protest in 1989 looks back 37 years after Tiananmen Square 063
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 04/06/2026Today marks 37 years since the Tiananmen Square massacre. To honour those killed, the Index on Censorship team lit a candle to keep their memory alive. Join us in remembrance. 12310
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 03/06/2026“Chan later told reporters that he was displaying a piece of red string that was 6.4 metres long.” I continue to be impressed by the creativity of people in China, and now Hong Kong, trying to bypass the Tiananmen censors and keep the memory alive. All hail them. hongkongfp.com/2026/06/03/h...hongkongfp.comHK police stop another artist on eve of Tiananmen crackdown anniv.Another Hong Kong performance artist has been stopped and searched by plainclothes police after showing up in Causeway Bay on the eve of the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary. 020
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 02/06/2026“We live in a time when debates about China are increasingly dominated by extremes. Some see the country as a miracle state; others see it only as a dystopian nightmare. Both views fall short.” This, 💯 this www.whatsonweibo.com/subscribe/ www.whatsonweibo.com/look-only-at...whatsonweibo.comLook Only at the Ugly Sides, and You Won’t See ChinaA response to a Dutch debate on China, and why nuance matters in an age of geopolitical polarization. 010
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Glad to be quoted here in a meaty way. Ultimately one can be clear-eyed about these people and still think it’s bad they were denied entry www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...theguardian.comFree speech activists condemn UK entry ban for Hasan Piker and Cenk UygurTwo leftwing US commentators, who have both been accused of propagating antisemitism, barred from visiting for event 020
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The rate we’re going soon none of us will be able to (easily) talk about Tiananmen hongkongfp.com/2026/06/01/v...hongkongfp.comVandals break into Tiananmen crackdown museum in US, founder saysThe Tiananmen crackdown museum in Los Angeles was broken into and vandalised over the weekend, according to its co-founder Wang Dan. 000
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Being denied entry to the UK because your presence is “not conducive to the public good” isn’t new but it sure seems like it’s being used a lot more right now. The people who’ve been banned are all pretty vile, at least from where I stand, but I fear more government overreach 000
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 28/05/2026A depressing statement a) that the British Museum of all places can’t figure out how to keep participants safe and b) that the event has been potentially infiltrated www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/pre...britishmuseum.orgStatement on the Jewish Culture Month eventA statement from the British Museum regarding the Jewish Culture Month event. 021
Jemimah Steinfeld @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Good news out of China & about time too. The hukou system has embedded unfairness into China’s social fabric, made all the worse by fact that the economic boom of last few decades has been underpinned by people moving for work. www.reuters.com/world/china/...reuters.comChina to expand public service access for migrant workersChina issued guidelines on Friday to expand coverage of basic public services to people who don't have household registration in the cities where they work, a move that could help more migrant worker... 040
Reposted by Jemimah SteinfeldIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 21/05/2026#HongKong’s biggest LGBTQ+ event has been cancelled for the 2nd year in a row after not receiving approval from the “relevant authorities.” LGBTQ+ events have become increasingly scarce in the years since the National Security Law was imposed: hongkongfp.com/2026/05/18/h...hongkongfp.comHK LGBTQ carnival Pink Dot scrapped for 2nd year after venue pulls outHK's Pink Dot carnival has been cancelled for the second year in a row - again due to difficulties in finding a venue to host the event. 032