Hong Kong has gone from one of the most open cities in Asia to one of its least
Tyrant of the year 2025: John Lee
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Tyrant of the year 2025: Nayib Armando Bukele
El Salvador has the highest prisoner rate worldwide and the president likes it that way
Tyrant of the year 2025: Samia Suluhu Hassan
Magufuli the Bulldozer’s successor is turning out to be more of the same
Who is 2025’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 10 authoritarian leaders and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
Tyrant of the year 2025: Donald Trump
Will the US President win this accolade to add to his FIFA Peace Prize?
Index on Censorship seeks new Development Officer
Index is on the hunt for a new development officer
In memory of Sir Tom Stoppard, a visionary dramatist and fierce champion of free expression
A longtime Index patron and contributor, Stoppard was one of the greatest playwrights of his time and a relentless defender of free expression
New report: Breaking encryption is legally and practically unworkable
Publication sets out our position on why governments should not break end-to-end encryption (E2EE), widely used to protect dissidents
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya among winners of Index on Censorship 2025 Freedom of Expression Awards
The awards celebrate those who have had significant impact fighting censorship anywhere in the world
Joint statement demands immediate release of Algerian Hirak poet Mohamed Tadjadit
Index calls on authorities to drop all charges against the activist and his 12 co-defendants, who all face the death penalty
Hungary: a severely restricted media environment
The Council of Europe’s Platform for the safety of journalists issues statement after members, including Index, visited to meet with media workers, legal experts and civil society representatives
A letter to the Home Secretary on transnational repression in the UK
Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK Working Group appeals to Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood over response to report produced by the Joint Committee on Human Rights