Vladmir Vladimirovich Putin is the tyrant’s tyrant in more ways than one. Over the two decades he has dominated Russian politics as president and prime minister, he has set a new standard in the brutal oppression of opponents at home and abroad....

Vladmir Vladimirovich Putin is the tyrant’s tyrant in more ways than one. Over the two decades he has dominated Russian politics as president and prime minister, he has set a new standard in the brutal oppression of opponents at home and abroad....
Since the end of February, author Yulia Yakovleva has interviewed children aged five to seventeen. Their testimonies are invaluable
The “bravery and brilliance” of free expression champions from China, Cuba, Russia and Ukraine celebrated at annual awards
OVD-Info is the winner in the 2022 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards Campaigning category
As the BBC celebrates its centenary, our CEO Ruth Smeeth considers why it is so important
Emma Briant researches the players behind some of the largest misinformation and disinformation campaigns today
Protests during mourning for Queen Elizabeth have been distasteful but not illegal. How should we express our feelings about some of the guests attending Monday’s state funeral?
The year 1989 saw events that shaped the world we currently live. We look at two essential figures who challenged the status quo at the time
The former president, who has died at the age of 91, wrote presciently in the pages of Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship has always supported the theatre of resistance, and our Winter 2021 magazine even had this issue as its main theme. In Belarus, for example, organisations such as Belarus Free Theatre are crucial to fighting Lukashenka’s...