Academic freedom under threat for more than 50% of world’s population

The ability to express and discuss ideas openly is being curtailed in univerisites, new data published by the Academic Freedom Index reveals

Iran protests: “Mahsa” Amini does not exist

The name of the woman murdered by Iran’s “morality police” was Jina Amini but Kurds in the country cannot use their real names, says British-Kurdish writer and organiser Elif Sarican

Iran’s erased women remembered

A new exhibition by Soheila Sokhanvari celebrates Iranian freedom and womanhood

Remember their names: The protesters executed by the Iranian authorities

Four men have been executed following unjust show trials in Iran. Here's what we know about them

China’s tradition of inventive protest is in full swing

Protesters in China unhappy with Xi Jinping's government and its policies are getting creative with their messages