Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
The week in free expression: 14-20 June 2025
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CATEGORY: United Kingdom
Escaping Afghanistan was painful but staying meant silence – or worse
As an exiled journalist, I urge the UK government to provide real protection for those forced to flee their countries for telling the truth
The week in free expression: 31 May–6 June 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
UK journalists face growing personal threats and say media freedom is at risk
A new Reuters Institute report on the British media landscape found that nearly half of those surveyed think the truth is shaped by people in power
The week in free expression: 24–30 May 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Arrested for criticising Hamas – in London
Campaigner Peter Tatchell was detained on Saturday in a case that shows all that’s going wrong with free speech in the UK today
The week in free expression: 10–16 May 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
A letter to David Lammy on the imprisonment of Ahmed al-Doush
Index has written to the UK’s Foreign Secretary regarding the unjust treatment of the British citizen in Saudi Arabia
Donna Ockenden: “There has got to be an absolute commitment to listening to women”
The senior midwife speaks to Index about the culture of silence surrounding maternity care failures in the National Health Service
Annabel Sowemimo on the silent killer in the NHS
The doctor, writer and activist discusses the difficulties of speaking out against institutional racism in UK healthcare settings