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Turkey’s crackdown on cartoonists is no laughing matter
Turkish satirical magazine LeMan faces mobs and arrests over a cartoon
Ireland’s Defamation (Amendment) Bill fails to protect public interest speech
More than 30 organisations call on the Seanad to take action over anti-SLAPP measures, calling it a missed opportunity to protect freedom of expression
The week in free expression: 28 June–4 July 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Turkish arrest warrant against Nedim Türfent condemned
Index and other organisations sound alarm over threat of extradition facing the Kurdish writer, journalist and poet
Budapest Pride proved that freedom and love cannot be banned
The city’s biggest ever Pride event showed once again that expressing yourself peacefully should be a right, not a privilege
The fog of war lifts in Iran
Human rights violations have increased, with more than 700 citizens arrested over the past 12 days
The week in free expression: 21–27 June 2025
Index rounds up of some of the key stories covering censorship and free expression from the past seven days
Death by a thousand cuts in Hong Kong
It’s been five years since the National Security Law was passed: how much has freedom of expression deteriorated in China’s special administrative region since then?
The gravest threat facing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalists so far
Broadcasters at the US-funded radio station have often been targeted by the authoritarian regimes they cover. Donald Trump now has them in his sights