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Benjamin Netanyahu takes aim at Israel’s universities
New measures would limit universities’ ability to speak out against the government
Remembering philanthropist and technologist David Potter
The South African founder of technology firm Psion supported many education and civil rights charities, including Index
A plea from prison by a young Somali mother who mocked the president
Sadia Moalin Ali Hassan, 27, was jailed for “insulting state institutions” and “incitement to commit a crime” after posting videos criticising Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
The UK government rushing through terror laws will stifle journalism
Without proper scrutiny, the Bill could undermine press freedom in the name of national security
Remembering Index contributor and Croatian author Slavenka Drakulić
Drakulić was one of Europe’s strongest feminist voices and penetrating chronicler of the wars still being waged on the continent
Silencing mothers and covering up baby deaths is censorship
Women in maternity care are being neglected with deadly consequences
This is my life: an Afghan woman’s plea to other 21‑year‑olds
An Afghan teacher reflects on education, resilience and the freedoms denied to her generation
Killing the joke – the assassination of a Russian cartoonist
Semyon Skrepetsky’s murder shows that satirists are (literally) in the Kremlin’s firing line
Two private members’ bills invigorate the anti-SLAPP campaign
Anti-SLAPP legislation is back in Parliament: What happened this week and what does it all mean?