Rachel Seiffert is confronting her family’s Nazi past to prevent the world making the same mistakes in the future
Banned Books Week: The author writing to stop history repeating itself
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Free speech tested at party conferences
Political parties in the UK must allow critical voices in
Index joins call for robust protections against transnational repression in the higher education sector
Film maker and postgrad researcher Roshaan Khattak was targeted after researching enforced disappearances in Balochistan
The week in free expression 26 September – 3 October
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Jimmy Kimmel: No laughing matter
From the USA to India leaders can’t take a joke. Comedians are paying the price
The week in free expression 19 September – 26 September
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Bulgaria: Press freedom undermined by political polarisation and delayed reforms
A coalition of international press freedom organisations including Index has called for urgent action to push forward domestic and EU-mandated reforms
The week in free expression: 12 September – 19 September 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 5 September – 12 September 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 29 August – 5 September 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days