UK football social media blackout raises free speech issues

Some clubs, players and the Professional Footballers' Association are in support of social media regulation

Ten years on: Celebrating the legacy of Tim Hetherington

Photojournalist's legacy lives on in the Index on Censorship fellowship in his name

Russia: Index expresses concern over the arrest of Doxa journalists

Student journalism is a building block of media freedom, says Index CEO

Myanmar: Poets, celebrities and journalists detained by military

The popular poet and comedian Zarganar, and the co-founder of news channel Mizzima have been detained as junta continues crackdown

Stuart Hampshire

The philosopher was one of the four original trustees of the charity behind Index on Censorship

Film awards season: Journalism and activism in the spotlight

Movies on social justice and investigative journalism dominate the nominations for major awards at the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the Baftas this year

Journalists held in Insein prison, Myanmar’s “darkest hell-hole”

Reporters covering the pro-demcracy protests are being held in a notorious military-run prison in Yangon

Student Press Freedom Day: The challenges of Covid and censorship

A combination of the pandemic and restrictions already in place has made reporting for students more difficult

Lebanon’s journalists face Hezbollah threat

The murder of publisher and activist Lokman Slim is a stark warning to media in the country

The military coup in Myanmar: the media under attack

Journalists are being attacked and pursued for their coverage of the protests

Biden’s first week in office and what it means for free speech

A flurry of executive orders reverses many Trump-era policies

The desperate situation for six people who are #JailedNotForgotten

We revisit the six activists and journalists currently in jail and call for your messages of support