Historian Tom Holland, actor Simon Callow, Brazil's controversial director Roberto Alvim and Bollywood's Aparna Sen all talk Shakespeare, protest and dissent in the latest issue of Index on Censorship.

The magazine takes a look at how staging Shakespeare has allowed directors to tackle issues that would have otherwise been censored in countries around the world. Also John McNamara, scriptwriter for new film Trumbo, talks about what Hollywood will and won't screen today.

Plus Argentina 40 years after the coup and interviews with singers Ramy Essam and Fermin Muguruza.

This issue's special report looks at development and the access of minority voices to free expression, and why their rights need to be defended, whether it's the rural poor, women in Egypt or LGBT communities. What obstacles and discrimination do these groups face? We examine how and if they are able to communicate their ideas, views and the needs of their community. Authors include: Philip Pullman Peter Kellner Amartya Sen Shubhranshu Choudhary Nic Dawes The magazine's "In Focus" section will look at free expression among Afghan women as foreign military forces prepare to depart; press...

Why openness and argument can be at the heart of religious belief

This issue of Index on Censorship magazine will include a special report on the future of journalism and the challenges for free speech; this global analysis includes articles from young and older journalists about the way the media might and should evolve to bring the public the information they should know; all inside are articles by author Wendy Law-Yone; an interview with the Belarus Free Theatre; the first publication in English of a Brazilian play banned under the dictatorship; and an article on free expression by Australia's race commissioner Tim Soutphommasane.

This issue of the magazine includes a special report with reports from a range of countries formerly behind the Berlin Wall about whether the expected level of freedoms have exceeded or not met expectations. As the Russian bear paws at the borders of Ukraine, the optimistic future that many felt was just around the corner has not always been delivered. In Azerbaijan and Belarus, for instance, the population struggles with high levels of censorship. For some it may feel like the revolution didn't really happen. In other countries there has been a rise in a nasty nationalism that stokes up...

A special report on how propaganda is used during wars, and where the line between truth and security is drawn. The report, which will be published on the centenary of the start of World War One, will look back at wars through the past century and ask how different governments have used propaganda during conflicts, and raise questions about the moral and ethical issues of keeping the public informed, and whether it is reasonable or not to fail to release information for reasons of national security. We look at the flu epidemic after WWI, WWI and other conflicts around the world.

From refugee camps around the world, are the stories that the world hears anything like the life inside? How camps become cities themselves and new technology creates communication structures that helps residents keep in touch with their families inside and outside. Essays from Turkish novelist Elif Shafak, Chilean-American playwright Ariel Dorfman and co-creator of TV series Father Ted Arthur Matthews. Other writers include novelist Tim Finch, digital guru Martha Lane Fox and retired major general Tim Cross, along with cartoons, graphic arts and new poetry.

Our special report looks at freedoms to study and research around the world, with reports from Turkey, South Africa and China, along with new fiction from Turkmenistan, plus poetry from Angola and the UK.

Including an interview with Judy Blume, the author illustrates a short story from Turkey.