Journalist Andrei Aliaksandraŭ has been in prison since 2021 on charges of treason for his kindness in helping protesters after the fraudulent election
We want our former colleague imprisoned in Belarus to walk free
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CATEGORY: Europe and Central Asia
Reform’s TikTok videos and the Online Safety Act
Our opposition to the legislation is that unless speech is aired in a public forum, it cannot be challenged
Serbia: Solidarity with Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation following another setback in its quest for justice
The Serbian editor was gunned down outside his apartment in Belgrade in 1999 and those responsible have evaded justice
Index honours Virginia Giuffre and Sarah Wynn-Williams with the Freedom to Publish Award
The authors were awarded for their bravery in standing up to rich and powerful people
From police to Pussy Riot
A former member of the protest band explains how she left a career in St Petersburg’s police force to become a political dissident
From Belarus to Gaza we continue to bear witness to the unprecedented attacks on journalists globally
On World Press Freedom Day, Index renews calls for the protection of journalists worldwide
Turkey silences its journalists by forcing them into exile
On World Press Freedom Day, we hear from Turkish journalists forced out of the country
Stripped of her home: The Belarusian political prisoner pardoned by Lukashenka
Journalist Larysa Shchyrakova was sentenced to three and a half years in a penal colony for discrediting the Republic of Belarus. She tells her story here
Orbán’s anti-culture club
As Europe’s top court strikes down Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws, Index looks at how the state has been trying to silence writers and artists
Contents – The monster unleashed: How Hungary’s illiberal vision is seducing the western world
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