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Covers:  Human rights, free speech, China, politics, social issues
CEO @IndexCensorship. Author on China. Seen in @guardian @thetimes etc. @bsmeinfo editor award shortlister. Trustee @PaperRepublic. Dumplings forever

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Jemimah Steinfeld’s Biography

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An editor and writer with a passion for global politics, human rights and China. Currently Head of Content at Index on Censorship, editing the website and the award-winning magazine

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How Covid-19 has provided cover for the silencing of journalists

How Covid-19 has provided cover for the silencing of journalists

It was lunchtime in the Croatian coastal city of Zadar when two men, their faces partly concealed by masks, e…

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Opinion: Stop deleting our comedy shows - what we watch shouldn't be heavily restricted

Opinion: Stop deleting our comedy shows - what we watch shouldn't be heavily restricted

Joke about Brexit? You're too left-wing. Mock Jeremy Corbyn? You've got a right-wing agenda. Air a 1970s come…

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Opinion: The spirit of protest in Hong Kong is still alive - but they need help

Opinion: The spirit of protest in Hong Kong is still alive - but they need help

The reports out of Hong Kong are desperate. Since the passage of the National Security Law on Tuesday, people…

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Opinion: Slander, shame, jail, divide and kill: how to silence an environmentalist in five easy s...

Opinion: Slander, shame, jail, divide and kill: how to silence an environmentalist in five easy s...

Voices Aerial footage shows Amazon wildfires burning and devastation left behind Censorship is only the blunt…

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There's a new free speech crisis gripping the world-and governments aren't helping - Prospect Mag...

There's a new free speech crisis gripping the world-and governments aren't helping - Prospect Mag...

Scottish playwright Jo Clifford is no stranger to controversy. Her play, The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen…

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China's young people have spoken. And what they want is sex | Jemimah Steinfeld

China's young people have spoken. And what they want is sex | Jemimah Steinfeld

hen Ang Lee's film Lust, Caution came out in China in 2007, seven minutes of its infamous sex scenes were cut…

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Terror in Tehran

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By Jemimah Steinfeld
| Index on Censorship Verified
The renewed bombing of Iran has done a darn good job of diverting attention away from the Iranian government’s own utterly disturbing record when it comes to freedom of expression. So brutal is the regime there that it can sometimes feel like if you blink, you’ll miss another atrocity, like the execution of a protester this week. Mohammad Amini Dehaghani was accused of setting fire to a governor’s office in Isfahan, alongside distributing anti-government propaganda. For this he was hanged.
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Serbia: A dangerous spiral of violence against journalists

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By Mark Stimpson, Jemimah Steinfeld
| Index on Censorship Verified
Download the full report here or read it at the bottom of this article The partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform today present a report which outlines the deteriorating situation for media freedom and safety of journalists in Serbia. The report is a result of an international mission to Belgrade that took place in March 2026.
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Contents – The Art of War: How artists and writers battle with censorship in times of conflict - Index on Censorship

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By Jemimah Steinfeld, Mark Stimpson
| Index on Censorship Verified
War is brutal. During conflicts there is little time for art. Museums and theatres are flattened by bombs, a trend we have been covering in Index for some years now. On the ground, people often have more pressing concerns like finding food or repelling the enemy. But war can also inspire the most incredible artistic endeavour, as painters and poets are forced to look again at a fragile world and bear witness to the atrocities that warring parties would rather keep hidden.
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