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

Laws on foreign funding and broadcast content empower authorities to censor, prosecute and close media that provide vital news to the public
Index has written to the UK’s Foreign Secretary regarding the unjust treatment of the British citizen in Saudi Arabia
The Handmaid’s Tale author was awarded the prize in partnership with Index on Censorship
More than 40 organisations from around the world stand in solidarity with the award-winning cartoonist
Volume 54.01 Spring 2025
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Index on Censorship, Big Brother Watch and Open Rights Group welcome ruling over UK Government attempts to gain backdoor access to data
The US President has signed an order calling for the USAGM to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law”
A joint statement by the International Counsel Team at Doughty Street Chambers, Index on Censorship and Human Rights Foundation
Representatives of rights groups have written to the President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to call for Apple’s case to be made public
Author Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmad Muna were arrested by undercover Israeli police with dozens of their books being confiscated
The new president has signed more than 100 directives that will alter the course of US policy. We look at how they will influence free expression in the “land of liberty”