Fri, 19 Jul 1996

Read on, foes of censorship

Do your readers know about Index on Censorship? It has been defending the right to freedom of expression and access to information world-wide for over twenty years. Published six times a year, with some of the world's finest writers and journalists, the magazine carries analysis, (often controversial) reportage, personal witness, country files and Index Index, a chronicle of censorship around the world. Contributors to the magazine include Noam Chomsky, Wole Soyinka and Vaclav Havel.

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Editor, Index on Censorship