Nik Williams is the policy and campaigns officer at Index on Censorship and is a free expression advocate based in Glasgow. He focuses on SLAPPs, online surveillance, censorship and dissent in the UK and countries such as India, Iran, and Belarus. At the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, he coordinated the inaugural year of the Media Freedom Rapid Response, which responds to violations of media freedom in Europe. Previously, Nik led Scottish PEN’s campaigning and advocacy, focusing on defamation reform, free expression, digital rights and surveillance regulation.
