Last Thursday, human rights organisation Anotherway Now hosted a screening of the Sky News documentary ‘Defying the Taliban: women at war in Afghanistan’. This was followed by a panel discussion hosted by Index on Censorship’s Editor-at-large...
Life for women in the media has been bleak since the Taliban takeover, and experts don’t see that changing anytime soon
Two reporters share a plea to the world not to forget them as they face intimidation from the Taliban and restrictions on their ability to work
A sports journalist, who can’t work safely in Afghanistan anymore, tells us why Gary Lineker’s stance meant so much to him
Even journalists who escape Taliban rule face deportation, starvation and imprisonment so the UK needs to honour its commitment to Afghan journalists.
The ability to express and discuss ideas openly is being curtailed in univerisites, new data published by the Academic Freedom Index reveals
An Afghan journalist says her escape from the Taliban to Pakistan has only gone to show why the UK government must do more
Happy New Year! I think we can all agree, regardless of where we live, that 2022 was a tumultuous year. There was seemingly a new crisis every day. Totalitarian regimes moving against their populations became increasingly normal, from Iran to...
Our CEO Ruth Anderson reflects on the events of the past 12 months, yet another year of challenges to human rights around the world
The autumn issue of Index takes as its central theme the FIFA World Cup that will take place in Qatar in November and December 2022. A country where human rights are constantly under threat, Qatar is under the spotlight and many are calling for a...