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India’s hate speech trackers are being blocked
Even from exile in the USA, a Kashmiri journalist critical of India’s ruling BJP is being silenced
Vladimir Kara-Murza: The family man who has spent two years in prison
Campaigner Bill Browder calls the jailed Putin critic “the type of person that our world needs the most”
Why critics like Jay Rayner have a role in battling self-censorship
Our CEO ponders the challenges of being a reviewer after reading the latest column from the Observer’s restaurant writer
Kara-Murza’s detention, two years on: A tale of resilience amid Russian authoritarianism
On the two-year anniversary of the journalist and activist’s detention in Putin’s Russia, we call on the UK to take action
More than 60 experts call for the Anti-SLAPP Bill to be amended
Leading editors, lawyers, journalists, academics and experts say bill should be amended to ensure it can protect everyone speaking out in the public interest
Index on Censorship appoints Jemimah Steinfeld as its new Chief Executive Officer
Steinfeld will succeed Ruth Anderson, who is leaving Index to focus on her role as a Labour Party shadow minister in the House of Lords
Desperation mounts for Afghanistan’s persecuted journalists
A year on from our call to action in Spring 2023, the situation for journalists under the Taliban is bleaker than ever
Israel’s civil and human rights are under siege
The shuttering of Al Jazeera is just the latest in a series of restrictions introduced in response to the war in Gaza
Reflections six months on from 7 October
Our CEO says that we must address the root causes of a conflict that has led to the deaths of more than 31,000 people