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														A lack of meaningful opposition is behind the incumbent president’s re-election
 
														It’s a question which Vladimir Putin has clearly been thinking about after what would ordinarily be considered a decisive win in last week’s Russian presidential election
 
														By pushing ahead with its controversial Rwanda plan, the UK government is breeding a culture of fear for asylum seekers
 
														The Index team and our supporters have come together to identify moments in the past 12 months when the world did not seem so dark. Help us choose the most inspiring
 
														Index raises second Council of Europe alert over exclusion of journalists seen as critical of Government’s immigration policy
 
														The journalist was one of the few to challenge the long-standing president. Who will speak out now?
 
														As Commonwealth leaders meet in Rwanda, few believe Boris Johnson’s assessment of the country. Index speaks with the adopted daughters of Hotel Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina, the jailed critic of President Kagame
 
														Alert filed with Council of Europe over key media being unable to hold Priti Patel to account as she announces migrant plan
 
														The spring issue of Index magazine is special. We are celebrating 50 years of history and to such a milestone we've decided to look back at the thorny path that brought us here. Editors from our five decades of life have accepted our invitation to...