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Modi’s India: The Age of Intolerance
Volume 52.01 Spring 2023

Media outlets excluded from UK Home Secretary’s trip to Rwanda
Index raises second Council of Europe alert over exclusion of journalists seen as critical of Government’s immigration policy

The UK Government must honour its pledge to resettle Afghans at-risk
The number of Afghan journalists and media workers who are in imminent danger remains incredibly high, inside the country and beyond

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes end of Realtid case
Index and other coalition members continue to call for urgent action to be taken against SLAPPs after settlement of case against Swedish business publication

UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition reiterates its support for Carole Cadwalladr
Index joins other members of the coalition in welcoming court’s dismissal of majority of appeal in legal action against journalist in Arron Banks case

SLAPPS: A Threat to Our Freedom of Expression and Our Democracy
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are brought by powerful and wealthy entities against public watchdogs in an effort to compel them to withhold or remove critical coverage, even if it is accurate and in the public interest....

“I have gone through hell”: assault, starvation, discrimination
An Afghan journalist says her escape from the Taliban to Pakistan has only gone to show why the UK government must do more

Major new global free expression index sees UK ranking stumble across academic, digital and media freedom
A major new global ranking index tracking the state of free expression is published today

Ntwali’s death is a huge loss for Rwanda’s challenging media landscape
The journalist was one of the few to challenge the long-standing president. Who will speak out now?

How to request access to closed files on the Royal Family
Help Index on Censorship in its campaign to #EndRoyalSecrecy

Royal secrecy surveyed
As part of our special report Index sent a survey to 28 historians and journalists who work with archives related to the Royal Family. We received 10 responses. The majority wanted to remain anonymous – interesting in and of itself