On the anniversary of the murder of MP Jo Cox and as we learn of the fate of two journalists in Brazil, Ruth Smeeth says we must learn from their deaths
CATEGORY: Americas
‘The Amazon is a lawless land’
Journalist Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira went missing in the Amazon in Brazil. Index spoke to one of the people who last saw them
Raised voices: why we must continue to listen
The news coming in from Belarus, Brazil, Hong Kong and Russia is devastating, writes our CEO Ruth Smeeth
Nominees for the 2022 Freedom of Expression Awards – Journalism
Meet the three shortlisted journalists for this year’s award
Nominees for the 2022 Freedom of Expression Awards – Campaigning
Meet the three shortlisted campaigners and campaign groups for this year’s award
Nominees for the 2022 Freedom of Expression Awards – Arts
Meet the three shortlisted artists for this year’s award
Democracies are losing their moral authority to intervene
When our leaders opt in and out of laws and norms they don’t like then repressive regimes thrive and their citizens are the ones that suffer
Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter – good for free speech?
The tech entrepreneur has made it clear that free speech is at the forefront of his decision to buy the social media platform. We explore just what this means
Apple’s Chinese and Russian takedowns come under scrutiny
A new report by GreatFire and whistleblower Ashley Gjovik reveals the tech giant complies with far more requests from the two governments than elsewhere
In trying to protect us online, legislators risk silencing us
We all want to protect each other from seeing the worst of humanity but we have no right not to be offended