In the run up to the Belarusian presidential election, Index's Belarus researcher reflects on her own experience during ...

The new president has signed more than 100 directives that will alter the course of US policy. We look at how they will ...

Undemocratic states that seek to exploit soft power to hide their human rights abuses should be condemned, not celebrated ...

With a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas now imminent, Index reflects on the damage done to Palestine’s cultural ...

There are awards in the Arts, Campaigning and Journalism categories and a special award chosen by Index on Censorship’s ...

The Palestinian lawyer and human rights defender Diala Ayesh has been released, after spending almost a year in Israel’s ...

They endure many of the hidden, historical tribulations of Vietnam – from the Maoist land reform in the 1950s, which seized ...

The country’s rich literary history has been plagued by censorship and book bans ...

Are Mark Zuckerberg's recently announced plans to ditch existing fact-checking policies motivated by winning political gain?

In the last week of November, Pakistan went into what was essentially an internet blackout. Social media apps like WhatsApp were inaccessible after the authorities blocked internet and mobile phone ...

At a time of growing conflict, threats and censorship, the shortlist for this year’s Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression award highlights the courageous work carried out by individuals and ...