Al Jazeera’s bureau chief has lost many family members in the Gaza conflict including his son Hamza, one of 76 Palestinian journalists who are reported dead. Index speaks to a fellow journalist and family friend about the tragedy
The country is still divided over the dictator’s legacy, as violence over the weekend shows
The peaceful island of Alderney was involved in the darkest chapter of World War II. Both residents and politicians have tried to keep a lid on this history but the silence is ending
Finding the truth about what is happening in Russia is almost impossible but the country’s remaining independent media are working hard to do so
Rappler editor-in-chief breaks silence over Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism report on digital news
Author says has freedom of expression has never been under greater threat in the West in his lifetime
The powerful work tells the stories of indigenous Tatar dissidents and their families on the Russian-occupied peninsula
The UK Royal Family’s obsession with secrecy is blurring history and making it hard for us to get the full picture
Imagine a country where the authorities target investigative journalists as spies, and outlaw news and campaigning organisations that receive foreign funding. At Index on Censorship, we have been writing about such countries since the darkest days...
The former president, who has died at the age of 91, wrote presciently in the pages of Index on Censorship
Anatoly Kuznetsov is the author of Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel. His memoir is a masterpiece of Ukrainian literature and a testament to the 30,000 Jews massacred at Babyn Yar (the Ukrainian spelling), Kyiv in September 1941. Today it...
Rey Valmores, a 25-year-old political activist from Quezon City, on the challenges faced by campaigners in the Philippines in advance of this week’s inauguration of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr