Category : News and features
The view from Hong Kong in 1997: an Index reading list
A reading list of articles from the Index archive when Hongkongers were wondering what the handover from Britain to China would mean We must raise our voice for Hong Kong
As the National Security Law is passed in Hong Kong, read about what is at stake and why we must all speak up against it A personal letter from Hong Kong
A writer from Hong Kong tells the world why the security law is a death knell to their free speech in Hong Kong - and elsewhere Quiz: How well do you know your privacy facts?
How much do you actually know about tracking apps after months of reading about them? Take our quiz and see Was Hong Kong’s biggest ever protest in vain?
On the one year anniversary of the biggest ever protest that took place in Hong Kong to fight against an erosion of freedoms, historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom looks at the outcomes of a protest movement that changed China 100 years ago English PEN and Index on Censorship condemn prison sentence for Filipino journalist Maria Ressa as a “dark day for media freedom everywhere”
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa has been given a sentence of up to six years in prison under a cyber libel law that didn’t exist when the article in question was published Our free speech is under attack, in the UK and across the world, and we need to fight to protect it
Credit: Singlespeedfahrer/Petr Vodicka/Amy Fenton/Executive Office of the President/ Philip Halling/Isac Nóbrega/The White House George Floyd. Dr Li Wenliang. Amy Fenton. JK Rowling. Edward Colston. Jair Bolsonaro. Donald Trump. Love or loathe these people, the actions of each have opened a new debate in 2020. From the Black Lives Matter movement to the debate on sexuality, […] Governments using virus as cover to restrict newspapers
Several countries have banned publishers from producing and distributing print newspapers and magazines to stop the spread of the Covid virus despite a lack of scientific evidence Tearing down the barriers to discussing slavery and racism
The waves created by George Floyd's death have crossed the Atlantic and toppled Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol. Kiri Kankhwende says it has provided a golden opportunity to discuss difficult issues Index welcomes news of Nabeel Rajab’s release but all charges must be dropped
Index welcomes release of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab on Tuesday but all charges against him must also be dropped 150 attacks on media freedom reported in 50 days
In the 50 days since Index started tracking incidents where journalists have been attacked or stopped from reporting on Covid-19, we have reported on more than 150 incidents 
