It is ironic that the US president, a supposed champion of free speech, has threatened Bruce Springsteen for expressing his ...

Laws on foreign funding and broadcast content empower authorities to censor, prosecute and close media that provide vital ...

When photojournalist Linda Tirado was covering a Minneapolis protest in May 2020 – days after George Floyd was killed – she ...

Members of Civil Society hold a protest demonstration at Peshawar press club in June 2025 demanding justice for Sana Yousaf, ...

Recent violence in the coastal regions has seen the Alawites targeted. What does the new leadership mean for coexistence of ...

Hungary’s recent actions not only contravene the ECHR, but also the European Union’s (EU) policies around democracy and human ...

In a secondary academy in England, a librarian is putting books into a box. Just moments before, they were proudly on the shelves, rainbow flags waving across their covers and words such as “queer” ...

Using real testimonies, the London production shines a light on the experiences of victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ...

Following a highly disputed election, Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed victory in August 2020. Protests erupted and a vicious crackdown ensued. Letters from Lukashenka’s Prisoners ...

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In a recent article in Byline Times, Neal Lawson the executive director of Compass, a “good society” cross-party campaign group, asked why the UK government couldn’t just ban lying in politics. This ...

The message of one of our founders, Stephen Spender, was that Index wouldn’t be doing a good job if it didn’t keep an eye on attacks to free expression that happen on home soil. With this in mind and ...